| "Night Nurse" | |
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| Single by Gregory Isaacs | |
| from the album Night Nurse | |
| Released | 1982 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 7:00 |
| Label | Mango, Island |
| Songwriter(s) | Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise |
| Producer(s) | Gregory Isaacs, Flabba Holt |
"Night Nurse" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Gregory Isaacs, released as a single in 1982 after signing to Island Records. It is the title track of his 1982 album of the same name, which was a top 40 hit on the UK Albums Chart. At the time, "Night Nurse" was hugely popular in the clubs and received heavy radio play.[2] The song was later used in adverts for a GlaxoSmithKline cold and flu remedy of the same name on British TV and radio.[3] A cover version in 1997 by Sly and Robbie featuring Simply Red became a hit single in the UK.
BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Chris Goldfinger picked "Night Nurse" as one of his favourites in 1996, adding, "Gregory has a unique voice and singing style. I love the lyrics. Gregory is always my all-time favourite."[4]
- ^ Bradley, Larry (4 November 2014). "The 1980s: Gregory Isaacs - "Night Nurse". The Alternative Jukebox. Cassell. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-84403-789-6.
- ^ "Our Top 25 Caribbean Recording Artiste of All Time". DaMajority. 5 October 2018.
- ^ "GSK - Night Nurse".
- ^ "Jock On His Box" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 8 June 1996. p. 5. Retrieved 18 August 2021.