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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
| Name = Night Dubbing
{{Infobox album
| Type = Studio
| Artist = [[Imagination (band)|Imagination]]
| name = Night Dubbing
| Cover = Imagdubbing.jpg
| type = remix
| artist = [[Imagination (band)|Imagination]]
| Released = 1983
| Recorded =
| cover = Imagdubbing.jpg
| alt =
| Genre = [[R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Dance music|dance]], [[Dub music|dub]]
| released = 6 May 1983<ref>{{citation|title=Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme|date=1983|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/47942378096/in/album-72157708782479348/|via=flickr.com|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref>
| Length = 41:53
| recorded = 1981–1982
| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| Producer = [[Jolley & Swain]]
| venue =
| studio = Red Bus {{small|(London)}}
| Reviews = [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axftxql5ldje link]
| genre =
| Last album = ''[[In the Heat of the Night (Imagination album)|In the Heat of the Night]]''</br>(1982)
* [[Post-disco]]
| This album = '''''Night Dubbing'''''</br>(1983)
* [[funk]]
| Next album = ''[[Scandalous (Imagination album)|Scandalous]]''</br>(1983)
* [[Soul music|soul]]
| length = 41:53
| label = [[R&B Records|R&B]]
| producer = [[Jolley & Swain]]
| prev_title = [[In the Heat of the Night (Imagination album)|In the Heat of the Night]]
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = [[Scandalous (Imagination album)|Scandalous]]
| next_year = 1983
}}
}}
'''''Night Dubbing''''' is the third album by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Soul music|soul]]/[[Dance music|dance]] group [[Imagination (band)|Imagination]], produced by [[Jolley & Swain|Steve Jolley and Tony Swain]] and released in 1983. The album consists of [[Dub music|dub]] [[remix]]es of tracks from Imagination's first two albums, ''[[Body Talk (Imagination album)|Body Talk]]'' and ''[[In the Heat of the Night (Imagination album)|In the Heat of the Night]]'', and reached No 9 on the UK Albums chart.
'''''Night Dubbing''''' is the debut remix album by British soul/dance group [[Imagination (band)|Imagination]], produced by [[Jolley & Swain|Steve Jolley and Tony Swain]] and released in 1983. The album consists of [[Dub music|dub]] [[remix]]es of tracks from Imagination's first two albums, ''[[Body Talk (Imagination album)|Body Talk]]'' and ''[[In the Heat of the Night (Imagination album)|In the Heat of the Night]]'', and reached No 9 on the UK Albums chart.


All tracks from this album are available on the United Kingdom 2CD compilation set ''Just an Illusion: The Very Best of Imagination''.
All tracks from this album are available on the United Kingdom 2CD compilation set ''Just an Illusion: The Very Best of Imagination''.

==Reception==
Andy Kellman of [[Allmusic]] rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and said: "Though it hits more often than it misses, Night Dubbing is of value to DJs and completists only."<ref name=OMG/>

{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=OMG>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r41258|pure_url=no}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|edition=5th concise|year=2011|last=Larkin|first=Colin|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|authorlink=Colin Larkin (writer)}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Albums|journal=[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]|date=14 May 1983|page=37|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/47837112062/in/album-72157708522680325/|via=flickr.com|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Record Mirror]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Albums|journal=[[Record Mirror]]|date=14 May 1983|page=16|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/43054787005/in/album-72157699665013154/|via=flickr.com|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref>
}}


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Flashback
| writer1 = Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, [[Leee John]], Ashley Ingram, [[Errol Kennedy]]
| length1 = 4:50
| title2 = [[Just an Illusion]]
| writer2 = Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram
| length2 = 6:37
| title3 = [[Music and Lights]]
| writer3 = Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram
| length3 = 5:35
| title4 = So Good, So Right
| writer4 = Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram, Kennedy
| length4 = 4:37
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = [[Body Talk (Imagination song)|Body Talk]]
| writer5 = Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram
| length5 = 4:46
| title6 = Heart 'n' Soul
| writer6 = Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram
| length6 = 4:09
| title7 = [[Changes (Imagination song)|Changes]]
| writer7 = Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram
| length7 = 6:27
| title8 = [[Burnin' Up (Imagination song)|Burnin' Up]]
| writer8 = Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram, Kennedy
| length8 = 4:52
| total_length = 41:53
}}

== Personnel ==
'''Technical'''

* [[Steve Jolley (songwriter)|Steve Jolley]] – producer, arrangement, remix (all except 7)
* [[Tony Swain (musician)|Tony Swain]] – producer, arrangement, remix (all except 7)
* Richard Lengyel – remix (all except 7)
* [[Larry Levan]] – remix (7)
* Tony Bridge – mastering
* Diane Waller – cover design, production and direction
* Tim Gates – cover design, production and direction
* Phil Surbey – photography
* All tracks remixed at Red Bus Studios, London, except "Changes", remixed at [[Electric Lady Studios]], New York

==References==
{{Reflist}}


{{Imagination (band)}}
<small>All tracks composed by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, [[Leee John]], Ashley Ingram and Errol Kennedy</small>


{{Authority control}}
# "Music and Lights" 5:35
# "Flashback" 4:50
# "Just an Illusion" 6:37
# "So Good, So Right" 4:37
# "Burnin' Up" 4:52
# "Heart 'N Soul" 4:09
# "Changes" 6:27
# "Body Talk" 4:46


[[Category:Imagination albums]]
[[Category:Imagination (band) albums]]
[[Category:Remix albums]]
[[Category:1983 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jolley & Swain]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jolley & Swain]]
[[Category:1983 remix albums]]
[[Category:RCA Records remix albums]]

Latest revision as of 05:13, 8 November 2023

Night Dubbing
Remix album by
Imagination
Released6 May 1983[1]
Recorded1981–1982
StudioRed Bus (London)
Genre
Length41:53
LabelR&B
ProducerJolley & Swain
Imagination chronology
In the Heat of the Night
(1982) 		Night Dubbing
(1983) 		Scandalous
(1983)

Night Dubbing is the debut remix album by British soul/dance group Imagination, produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released in 1983. The album consists of dub remixes of tracks from Imagination's first two albums, Body Talk and In the Heat of the Night, and reached No 9 on the UK Albums chart.

All tracks from this album are available on the United Kingdom 2CD compilation set Just an Illusion: The Very Best of Imagination.

Reception

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Andy Kellman of Allmusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and said: "Though it hits more often than it misses, Night Dubbing is of value to DJs and completists only."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Number One[4]
Record Mirror[5]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flashback"Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram, Errol Kennedy4:50
2."Just an Illusion"Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram6:37
3."Music and Lights"Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram5:35
4."So Good, So Right"Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram, Kennedy4:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Body Talk"Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram4:46
6."Heart 'n' Soul"Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram4:09
7."Changes"Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram6:27
8."Burnin' Up"Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram, Kennedy4:52
Total length:41:53

Personnel

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Technical

  • Steve Jolley – producer, arrangement, remix (all except 7)
  • Tony Swain – producer, arrangement, remix (all except 7)
  • Richard Lengyel – remix (all except 7)
  • Larry Levan – remix (7)
  • Tony Bridge – mastering
  • Diane Waller – cover design, production and direction
  • Tim Gates – cover design, production and direction
  • Phil Surbey – photography
  • All tracks remixed at Red Bus Studios, London, except "Changes", remixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York

References

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  1. ^ Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com
  2. ^ a b Night Dubbing at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
  4. ^ "Albums". Number One: 37. 14 May 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.
  5. ^ "Albums". Record Mirror: 16. 14 May 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.
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