This Is for the Lover in You

"This Is for the Lover in You"
US 7-inch single of the Shalamar recording
Single by Shalamar
from the album Three for Love
B-side	"Some Things Never Change"
Released	May 25, 1981
Recorded	1980
Length	5:04 (Album version) 3:58 (Single edit)
Label	SOLAR
Songwriter(s)	Howard Hewett Dana Meyers
Producer(s)	Leon Sylvers III
Shalamar singles chronology
"Make That Move" (1981) "This Is for the Lover in You" (1981) "Sweeter as the Days Go By" (1981)

"This Is for the Lover in You" is a song written by Howard Hewett, member of the trio Shalamar, and songwriter Dana Meyers. The track was originally recorded by Shalamar and appeared on their 1980 Platinum album, Three for Love.

The song was the third single released from their album, Three for Love. The single peaked at No. 17 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1981.

In 2009, Essence magazine included the song in their list of the "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time".^[1]