Jump to content

It's Your Night: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Okay
 
(37 intermediate revisions by 24 users not shown)
Line 6: Line 6:
| alt =
| alt =
| released = July 27, 1983
| released = July 27, 1983
| recorded = 1982–1983 at [[Westlake Audio]] and [[Ocean Way Recording]] (Los Angeles, CA).
| recorded = 1982–1983
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio = *[[Westlake Audio|Westlake]] (Los Angeles)
*[[Ocean Way Recording|Ocean Way]] (Los Angeles)
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[disco]], [[funk music|funk]], [[Soul music|soul]]
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[disco]], [[funk music|funk]], [[Soul music|soul]]
| length = 41:19
| length = 41:19
Line 19: Line 20:
}}
}}


'''''It's Your Night''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American singer-songwriter [[James Ingram]], released by [[Qwest Records|Qwest]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]] on July 27, 1983. The album was commercially successful, as it peaked at number 46 on the ''[[Billboard 200]]'' album chart and reached number 10 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top Black Albums]] chart. It was later certified [[Gold record|Gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in early 1984, making this his highest-charting album and only album to be certified by the RIAA.
'''''It's Your Night''''' is the debut [[album]] by American singer-songwriter [[James Ingram]], released by [[Qwest Records]]/[[Warner Records]] on July 27, 1983. The album was commercially successful, as it peaked at number 46 on the ''[[Billboard 200]]'' album chart and reached number 10 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums]] chart. It was later certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in early 1984, making this his highest-charting album and only RIAA-certified album.


Ingram was nominated for four [[Grammy Awards]] in 1984 and 1985. The album cut "Party Animal" received a nomination for [[Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]] at the [[26th Grammy Awards]] in 1984. ''It's Your Night'' and the album's second single, "[[Yah Mo B There]]" (a duet with [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]]) received nominations for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, winning in the latter.
The aforementioned album and its parent singles were nominated for quadruple [[Grammy Awards]] for both [[26th Grammy Awards|1984]] and [[27th Grammy Awards|1985]], with "Yah Mo B There" winning for [[Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =[[Allmusic]]
| rev1 =[[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic |class=album |id=r9826 |tab=review |label=James Ingram: ''It's Your Night'' > Review |first=All |last=Music |accessdate=27 September 2011}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r9826 |tab=review |label=James Ingram: ''It's Your Night'' > Review |first=All |last=Music |accessdate=September 27, 2011}}</ref>
}}
}}


It is also his first on Qwest Records, which was run by [[Quincy Jones]]. It features the song "[[Yah Mo B There]]", which is a duet with singer [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]]. It has been certified gold by the [[RIAA]] and is his highest-charting album ever.
It is also his first on Qwest Records, which was run by [[Quincy Jones]]. It features the song "[[Yah Mo B There]]", which is a duet with singer [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]]. It has been certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] and is his highest-charting album ever.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks are produced by [[Quincy Jones]].
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side A


| title1 = Party Animal
; [[A-Side and B-Side|Side A]].:
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[James Ingram]]|[[Richard Page (musician)|Richard Page]]|Mark Vieha}}
| length1 = 4:55


| title2 = [[Yah Mo B There]]
#"Party Animal" (Ingram, [[Richard Page (musician)|Richard Page]], Mark Vieha) - 4:55
#"[[Yah Mo B There]]" (Ingram, [[Quincy Jones]], [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], [[Rod Temperton]]) - 4:40
| writer2 = {{hlist|Ingram|[[Quincy Jones]]|[[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]]|[[Rod Temperton]]}}
| length2 = 4:40
#"She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be)" (Brian Neary, [[Jim Photoglo]]) - 3:40
#"Try Your Love Again" ([[Glen Ballard]], Brock Walsh) - 4:25


| title3 = She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be)
; [[A-Side and B-Side|Side B]].:
| writer3 = {{hlist|[[Jim Photoglo]]|Brian Francis Neary}}
| length3 = 3:40


| title4 = Try Your Love Again
#"[[Whatever We Imagine]]" ([[David Foster]], Paul Gordon, Jeremy Lubbock) - 3:58
| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Glen Ballard]]|Brock Walsh}}
#"One More Rhythm" (Rod Temperton) - 4:05
| length4 = 4:25
#"[[There's No Easy Way]]" ([[Barry Mann]]) - 3:51
}}
#"It's Your Night" (Ingram, Barry Mann, [[Cynthia Weil]]) - 3:37
{{Tracklist
#"[[How Do You Keep the Music Playing?]]" ([[Alan Bergman]], [[Marilyn Bergman]], [[Michel Legrand]]) - 4:16
| headline = Side B
| title5 = Whatever We Imagine
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[David Foster]]|Paul Gordon|Jeremy Lubbock}}
| length5 = 3:58
| title6 = One More Rhythm
| writer6 = Temperton
| length6 = 4:05
| title7 = There's No Easy Way
| writer7 = [[Barry Mann]]
| length7 = 3:51
| title8 = It's Your Night
| writer8 = {{hlist|Ingram|Mann|[[Cynthia Weil]]}}
| length8 = 3:37
| title9 = [[How Do You Keep the Music Playing?]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|[[Alan and Marilyn Bergman]]|[[Michel Legrand]]}}
| length9 = 4:16
| all_writing =
| title1 =
| length1 =
| title2 =
| length2 =
| title3 =
| length3 =
| title4 =
| length4 =
| title10 =
| length10 =
| total_length =
}}


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
{{col-begin}}
* James Ingram – lead vocals (all tracks), synthesizer (1, 2, 8), synth bass (1), arrangements (1, 2), backing vocals (2, 8), keyboards (8)
{{col-2}}
* [[Michael Boddicker]] – synthesizer (1, 2, 3, 8)
* [[Greg Phillinganes]] – keyboards (1, 4), synthesizer (1, 4, 6), acoustic piano (6)
* James Ingram – lead vocals, synthesizers (1, 2, 8), synth bass (1), arrangements (1, 2), backing vocals (2, 8), keyboards (8)
* [[Michael Boddicker]] – synthesizers (1–3, 8)
* Mark Vieha – synthesizer (1), arrangements (1)
* [[Craig Hundley]] – synthesizer programming (1, 4, 5, 6), synthesizer (4)
* [[Greg Phillinganes]] – keyboards (1, 4), synthesizers (1, 4, 6), acoustic piano (6)
* Mark Vieha – synthesizers (1), arrangements (1)
* [[Quincy Jones]] – arrangements (1, 2, 3, 7, 9), African voices (2), electric piano (3)
* [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]] – synthesizer (2), arrangements (2), lead and backing vocals (2)
* [[Craig Hundley]] – synthesizer programming (1, 4-6), synthesizers (4)
* [[Rod Temperton]] – synthesizer (2, 6), arrangements (2)
* [[Quincy Jones]] – arrangements (1–3, 7, 9), African voices (2), electric piano (3)
* [[Robbie Buchanan]] – keyboards (3), synthesizer (3, 8), arrangements (3)
* [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]] – synthesizers (2), arrangements (2), lead and backing vocals (2)
* [[Rod Temperton]] – synthesizers (2, 6), arrangements (2)
* Don Dorsey – synthesizer (3)
* [[David Paich]] – synthesizer (3, 7, 9), arrangements (7)
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3, 8), arrangements (3)
* Don Dorsey – synthesizers (3)
* [[David Foster]] – keyboards (5), synthesizer (5), acoustic piano (9), arrangements (9)
* [[David Paich]] – synthesizers (3, 7, 9), arrangements (7)
* [[David Foster]] – keyboards (5), synthesizers (5), acoustic piano (9), arrangements (9)
* [[Ian Underwood]] – synthesizer programming (5, 6)
* [[Ian Underwood]] – synthesizer programming (5, 6)
* [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]] – organ (6), synthesizer (6)
* [[Jimmy Smith (musician)|Jimmy Smith]] – [[Electric organ|organ]] (6), synthesizers (6)
* [[Steve Porcaro]] – synthesizer programming (7, 9)
* [[Steve Porcaro]] – synthesizer programming (7, 9)
* [[Paul Jackson, Jr.]] – guitar (1, 4, 8, 9)
* [[Paul Jackson Jr.]] – guitars (1, 4, 8, 9)
* [[Larry Carlton]] – guitar (3)
* [[Larry Carlton]] – guitars (3)
* George Doering – guitar (9)
* George Doering – guitars (9)
* [[Louis Johnson (bassist)|Louis Johnson]] – bass guitar (1, 8)
* [[Louis Johnson (bassist)|Louis Johnson]] – bass guitar (1, 8)
* [[Abe Laboriel]] – bass guitar (7)
* [[Abe Laboriel]] – bass guitar (7)
* [[Nathan East]] – bass guitar (9)
* [[Nathan East]] – bass guitar (9)
* [[Harvey Mason|Harvey Mason, Sr.]] – drums (1)
* [[Harvey Mason]] – drums (1)
* [[John Robinson (drummer)|John Robinson]] – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
* [[John Robinson (drummer)|John Robinson]] – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
* Raymond Calhoun – drums (3)
* Raymond Calhoun – drums (3)
* [[Leon "Ndugu" Chancler]] – drums (9)
* [[Leon "Ndugu" Chancler]] – drums (9)
* [[Paulinho Da Costa]] – percussion (2, 4, 5, 8)
* [[Paulinho Da Costa]] – percussion (2, 4, 5, 8)
{{col-2}}
* Steve Ray – fingerpopper (8)
* Steve Ray – fingerpopper (8)
* [[Ernie Watts]] – tenor sax solo (4)
* [[Ernie Watts]] – tenor sax solo (4)
* [[Larry Williams (jazz musician)|Larry Williams]] – saxophone (4, 6)
* [[Larry Williams (jazz musician)|Larry Williams]] – saxophones (4, 6)
* [[Tom Scott (musician)|Tom Scott]] – [[lyricon]] (5), saxophone (6), lyricon solo (8)
* [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom Scott]] – [[lyricon]] (5), saxophones (6), lyricon solo (8)
* [[Bill Reichenbach Jr.]] – trombone (4, 6)
* [[Bill Reichenbach Jr.]] – trombone (4, 6)
* Gary Grant – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4)
* [[Gary Grant (musician)|Gary Grant]] – trumpet (4, 6), [[flugelhorn]] (4)
* [[Jerry Hey]] – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4)
* [[Jerry Hey]] – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4)
* [[Johnny Mandel]] – arrangements (9)
* [[Johnny Mandel]] – arrangements (9)
Line 89: Line 128:
* [[Howard Hewett]] – backing vocals (1, 6)
* [[Howard Hewett]] – backing vocals (1, 6)
* Bunny Hull – backing vocals (1, 8)
* Bunny Hull – backing vocals (1, 8)
* [[David Pack]] - backing vocals (2)
* [[Phillip Ingram]] – backing vocals (1)
* [[Phillip Ingram]] – backing vocals (1)
* [[Side Effect|Augie Johnson]] – backing vocals (1)
* [[Side Effect (band)|Augie Johnson]] – backing vocals (1)
* Valerie Johnson – backing vocals (1)
* Valerie Johnson – backing vocals (1)
* [[Scherrie Payne]] – backing vocals (1)
* [[Scherrie Payne]] – backing vocals (1)
Line 101: Line 141:
* Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (8)
* Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (8)
* [[Patti Austin]] – lead and backing vocals (9)
* [[Patti Austin]] – lead and backing vocals (9)
{{col-end}}


==Production==
== Production ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
* Producer – Quincy Jones
* Producer – Quincy Jones
* Co-Producer on Track 9 – [[Johnny Mandel]]
* Co-Producer on Track 9 – [[Johnny Mandel]]
Line 109: Line 152:
* Track 9 recorded by [[Joel Moss]]
* Track 9 recorded by [[Joel Moss]]
* Additional Recording and Technical Director – Matt Forger
* Additional Recording and Technical Director – Matt Forger
{{col-2}}
* Assistant Engineers – Steve Bates, Ric Butz, Mark Ettel and Greg Laney.
* Assistant Engineers – Steve Bates, Ric Butz, Mark Ettel and Greg Laney.
* Mastered by [[Bernie Grundman]] at [[A&M Studios]] (Hollywood, CA).
* Mastered by [[Bernie Grundman]] at [[A&M Studios]] (Hollywood, CA).
* Art Direction – Simon Levy and Jeri McManus
* Art Direction – Simon Levy and Jeri McManus
* Design – Jeri McManus
* Design – Jeri McManus
* Photography – Matthew Rolston
* Photography – [[Matthew Rolston]]
* Sleeve Notes – James Ingram and Quincy Jones
* Sleeve Notes – James Ingram and Quincy Jones
{{col-end}}


==Popular culture==
==Popular culture==
The song "Whatever We Imagine" was used as the closing theme for both [[1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1984 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament]] and [[1986 NBA Finals]] for [[CBS Sports]].
The song "Whatever We Imagine" was used as the closing theme for both [[1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]] and [[1986 NBA Finals]] for [[CBS Sports]].


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-start}}
{| class="wikitable"
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Chart (1983–1984)
! Peak<br>position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|27|artist=James Ingram|album=It's Your Night|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2020}}
| [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Pop Albums]]<ref name="allmusic albums">{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4546/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=James Ingram US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-09-27}}</ref>
| align=center|46
|-
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|30|artist=James Ingram|album=It's Your Night|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2020}}
| ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top Soul Albums]]<ref name="allmusic albums" />
| align=center|10
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK|25|artist=James Ingram|album=It's Your Night|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2020}}
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|46|artist=James Ingram|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2020}}
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="3"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic singles">{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4546/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=James Ingram US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-09-27}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
! width="40"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]
! width="40"| Adult Contemporary
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|10|artist=James Ingram|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2020}}
| rowspan="3"|1983
| align="left"| "How Do You Keep The Music Playing"
| 45
| 6
| 5
|-
|-
| align="left"| "Party Animal"
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
| -
| 21
| -
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=148}}</ref>
| align="left"| "Yah Mo B There"
| 19
| 99
| 5
|}
{{col-2}}
| 10 (1984)

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984
! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Position
| align="left"| "She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be)"
| -
| 59
| 19
|-
| align="left"| "[[There's No Easy Way]]"
| 58
| 14
| 10
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1984/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 11, 2021}}</ref>
| 16
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


==External links==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
* [http://www.discogs.com/James-Ingram-Its-Your-Night/master/122449 James Ingram-It's Your Night at Discogs]
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=James Ingram|title=It's Your Night|award=Gold|relyear=1983|certyear=1984|accessdate=October 4, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}


==References==
==References==
Line 180: Line 212:


{{James Ingram}}
{{James Ingram}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:1983 debut albums]]
[[Category:1983 debut albums]]

Latest revision as of 10:39, 14 September 2024

It's Your Night
Studio album by
James Ingram
ReleasedJuly 27, 1983
Recorded1982–1983
Studio
GenreR&B, disco, funk, soul
Length41:19
LabelQwest Records
Warner Bros. Records
ProducerQuincy Jones
James Ingram chronology
It's Your Night
(1983) 		Never Felt So Good
(1986)

It's Your Night is the debut album by American singer-songwriter James Ingram, released by Qwest Records/Warner Records on July 27, 1983. The album was commercially successful, as it peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart and reached number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in early 1984, making this his highest-charting album and only RIAA-certified album.

The aforementioned album and its parent singles were nominated for quadruple Grammy Awards for both 1984 and 1985, with "Yah Mo B There" winning for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

It is also his first on Qwest Records, which was run by Quincy Jones. It features the song "Yah Mo B There", which is a duet with singer Michael McDonald. It has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and is his highest-charting album ever.

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are produced by Quincy Jones.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Party Animal"
4:55
2."Yah Mo B There"
4:40
3."She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be)"
3:40
4."Try Your Love Again"
4:25
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Whatever We Imagine"
3:58
6."One More Rhythm"Temperton4:05
7."There's No Easy Way"Barry Mann3:51
8."It's Your Night"
3:37
9."How Do You Keep the Music Playing?"
4:16

Personnel

[edit]

Production

[edit]
[edit]

The song "Whatever We Imagine" was used as the closing theme for both 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and 1986 NBA Finals for CBS Sports.

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Music, All. James Ingram: It's Your Night > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Ingram – It's Your Night" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – James Ingram – It's Your Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "James Ingram | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "James Ingram Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "James Ingram Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 148. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – James Ingram – It's Your Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=It%27s_Your_Night&oldid=1245661767"