"Mr. Loverman" is the signature song of Jamaican ragga artist Shabba Ranks with singer Chevelle Franklin. The song was written by Hopeton Lindo, Rexton Gordon and Michael Bennett.^[1]^[2] It was released in 1992 and 1993 as a single.

It is not his most popular single with his old fans, who think he polished his sound too much to appeal to a pop audience, but this track does feature the first time he used his trademark cry "Shabba!"

Originally released in 1992, the track charted low on the UK Singles Chart, but after being re-released in 1993, when ragga and reggae music were starting to enjoy mainstream popularity, the track rose to number three in the UK charts and remains his biggest hit single to date.

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi

"Mr. Loverman" (radio mix) (3:36)
"Mr. Loverman" (D.M. ragga hop mix) (6:05)
"Mr. Loverman" (twin city crew mix) (4:05)
"Mr. Loverman" (raggamental mix) (4:24)
"Ca'an Dunn" (5:23)
"The Jam" (back to the bridge) (4:30)

CD maxi - Remixes

"Mr Loverman" (D.M. ragga hop mix) (6:05)
"Mr Loverman" (radio mix) (3:36)
"Mr Loverman" (twin city crew mix) (4:05)
"Mr Loverman" (new world mix) (4:22)
"Mr Loverman" (raggamental mix) (4:24)

7" single

"Mr. Loverman" (radio mix) (3:36)
"Mr. Loverman" (twin city crew mix) (4:05)

12" maxi

"Mr. Loverman" (D.M. ragga hop mix) (6:05)
"Mr. Loverman" (twin city crew mix) (4:05)
"Mr. Loverman" (new world mix) (4:22)
"Mr. Loverman" (raggamental mix) (4:24)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1992)^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	22
German Singles Chart	17
Swedish Singles Chart	31
UK Singles Chart	23
US Billboard Billboard Hot 100	40
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	2
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	2
Chart (1993)	Peak position
French Singles Chart	19
Irish Singles Chart	8
UK Singles Chart	3
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents	3