The song "Jimmy Lee" was a hit single by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 singer Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...

. The single is the lead-off track on her 1986 album Aretha

Aretha (1986 album)

Aretha is an Aretha Franklin album, originally released in 1986. This is the third album with this title to be released by the artist. Other Franklin albums titled Aretha were also released in 1980 and 1961....

, and charted at #2 R&B and #28 Pop single on the Billboard Singles chart in early-1987. The tune was also nominated for an American Music Award.

Producer: Narada Michael Walden

Writers: Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden, Preston Glass, Jeffrey Cohen