Dancing in the Sheets

"Dancing in the Sheets"
Single by Shalamar
from the album Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture and Heartbreak
B-side"Dancing In The Sheets" (Instrumental)
Released1984
Genre
Length4:05
LabelColumbia/SOLAR
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bill Wolfer
Shalamar singles chronology
"You Can Count on Me"
(1984) 		"Dancing in the Sheets"
(1984) 		"Amnesia"
(1984)

"Dancing in the Sheets" is a song written by Bill Wolfer[1] and Dean Pitchford[2] and recorded by American R&B group Shalamar.[3] It was featured on the chart-topping soundtrack album of the 1984 motion picture Footloose[4] and was also the first single from their Gold selling album Heartbreak,[5] featuring the new line-up of Howard Hewett,[6] Delisa Davis and Micki Free.[7] A music video was made featuring the new line-up and did not feature any footage from the film.[8]

"Dancing in the Sheets" was a top 20 hit on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 17 on the Hot 100[9] and reaching No. 18 on the Hot Black singles chart.[10] On the UK Singles Chart, the song climbed to No. 41.[11]

An extended 12" version of the song was made available as one of four bonus tracks on the 15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition re-release of the soundtrack in 1998.

  1. ^ "Bill Wolfer | Credits".
  2. ^ "Dancing In The Sheets by Shalamar Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  3. ^ "Dancing In The Sheets by Shalamar Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  4. ^ Footloose: Original Soundtrack Of The Paramount Motion Picture, 1987-01-01, ASIN B0000025YY
  5. ^ Heartbreak, 2006-06-06, ASIN B00004VQXE
  6. ^ "Howard Hewett". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  7. ^ "Micki Free". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  8. ^ "Howard Hewett - Shalamar - Dancing in the Sheets (Official... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  9. ^ "Shalamar - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  10. ^ "Dancing in the Sheets (song by Shalamar) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  11. ^ "Dancing in the Sheets (song by Shalamar) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.