"I Want Her" is a 1987 single from R&B singer Keith Sweat

Keith Sweat

Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:...

. As the first single from his debut album, Make It Last Forever

Make It Last Forever (album)

Make It Last Forever is the debut album of American R&B recording artist Keith Sweat. Released on November 24, 1987, the album went to #1 on the Top R&B Albums chart for three weeks , and #5 on the Billboard 200...

, it reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for three weeks. and became the most successful number one single of 1988 on the Billboard Hot R&B chart. http://www.soulsystem.it/yend.asp?date=12-31-1988&image2.x=4&image2.y=5&image2=ok This was the first new jack swing song to reach #1 on the R&B charts. "I Want Her" also peaked at number 38 on the dance chart. The song topped the R&B Billboard Year-End

Billboard Year-End

Billboard Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in the United States, based upon the Billboard magazine charts during any given chart year. Billboard's "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November...

chart for 1988.

US 12" single

A1. I Want Her (Extended Version) (6:22)

A2. I Want Her (Accapella Dub Beat) (4:07)

B1. I Want Her (Instrumental) (2:42)

B2. I Want Her (LP Version) (5:58).

UK 12" single

A1. I Want Her (Extended Version) (6:22)

A2. I Want Her (Acapella Dub Beat) (4:07)

B1. I Want Her (Dance 'Til Ya Sweat Mix) (5:00)

B2. I Want Her (Instrumental) (2:42)

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
U.K. Singles chart	26