It's Your Night
| It's Your Night | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 24, 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1983 | |||
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| Genres | R&B, disco, funk, soul | |||
| Length | 41:19 | |||
| Labels | Qwest Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
| James Ingram chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
It's Your Night is the debut album by American singer-songwriter James Ingram, released by Qwest Records/Warner Records on October 24, 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", a duet with singer Michael McDonald, winning for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.
It was his first on Qwest Records, which was run by Quincy Jones.
Track listing
All tracks are produced by Quincy Jones.
| No. | Title | Writer(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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Personnel
- James Ingram – lead vocals (1, 3–8), synthesizers (1, 2, 8), synth bass (1), vocals (2, 9), keyboards (8), backing vocals (8)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1–3, 8)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 4), synthesizers (1, 4, 6), acoustic piano (6)
- Mark Vieha – synthesizers (1)
- Craig Hundley – synthesizer programming (1, 4–6), synthesizers (4)
- Michael McDonald – synthesizers (2), vocals (2)
- Rod Temperton – synthesizers (2, 6)
- Quincy Jones – African voices (2), electric piano (3)
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3, 8)
- Don Dorsey – synthesizers (3)
- David Paich – synthesizers (3, 7, 9)
- David Foster – keyboards (5), synthesizers (5), acoustic piano (9)
- Ian Underwood – synthesizer programming (5, 6)
- Jimmy Smith – organ (6), synthesizers (6)
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming (7, 9)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 4, 8, 9)
- Larry Carlton – guitars (3)
- George Doering – guitars (9)
- Louis Johnson – bass (1, 8)
- Abe Laboriel – bass (7)
- Nathan East – bass (9)
- Harvey Mason – drums (1)
- John Robinson – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Raymond Calhoun – drums (3)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 4, 5, 8)
- Steve Ray – fingerpopper (6, 8)
- Ernie Watts – tenor sax solo (4)
- Larry Williams – saxophones (4, 6)
- Tom Scott – Lyricon (5), saxophones (6), Lyricon solo (8)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (4, 6), bass trombone (4)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4)
- Ollie E. Brown – backing vocals (1)
- Zane Giles – backing vocals (1)
- Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (1)
- Susaye Greene Brown – backing vocals (1)
- Howard Hewett – backing vocals (1, 6)
- Bunny Hull – backing vocals (1, 8)
- Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (1)
- Augie Johnson – backing vocals (1)
- Valerie Johnson – backing vocals (1)
- Scherrie Payne – backing vocals (1)
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals (1)
- Tom Bahler – backing vocals (6)
- Linda Harmon – backing vocals (6)
- Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (6)
- Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (8)
- Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (8)
- Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (8)
- Patti Austin – vocals (9)
Music arrangements
- James Ingram – arrangements (1, 2, 8)
- Quincy Jones – arrangements (1–4, 7–9)
- Mark Vieha – arrangements (1)
- Michael McDonald – arrangements (2)
- Rod Temperton – arrangements (2, 6, 8)
- Robbie Buchanan – arrangements (3)
- Glen Ballard – arrangements (4)
- Jerry Hey – arrangements (4–6, 8)
- David Foster – arrangements (5, 9)
- David Paich – arrangements (7)
- Barry Mann – arrangements (8)
- Johnny Mandel – arrangements (9)
Production
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Popular culture
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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ "Make Room In Your Life For James Ingram," Billboard, October 22, 1983, p.79.
- ↑ Music, All. James Ingram: It's Your Night > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ↑ "James Ingram: Discography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ↑ "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 Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. 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.