It's Your Night
It's Your Night | ||||
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Released | July 27, 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982–1983 | |||
Studio | Westlake Audio Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | R&B, disco, funk, soul | |||
Length | 41:19 | |||
Label | Qwest Records Warner Bros. Records | |||
Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
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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 music recording certification 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 Award in 1984 and 1985. The album cut "Party Animal" received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards in 1984. It's Your Night and the album's second single, "Yah Mo B There" (a duet with 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.
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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[]
All tracks are produced by Quincy Jones.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Whatever We Imagine" |
| 3:58 |
6. | "One More Rhythm" | Temperton | 4:05 |
7. | "There's No Easy Way" | Barry Mann | 3:51 |
8. | "It's Your Night" |
| 3:37 |
9. | "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" | 4:16 |
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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.
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Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
- ^ Music, All. James Ingram: It's Your Night > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Ingram – It's Your Night" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – James Ingram – It's Your Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "James Ingram | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "James Ingram Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "James Ingram Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – James Ingram – It's Your Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- 1983 debut albums
- James Ingram albums
- Qwest Records albums
- Warner Records albums
- Albums arranged by Johnny Mandel
- Albums produced by Quincy Jones