| "Give Me the Night" | ||||
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| Single by George Benson | ||||
| from the album Give Me the Night | ||||
| B-side | "Dinorah, Dinorah" | |||
| Released | June 1980[1] | |||
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| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rod Temperton | |||
| Producer(s) | Quincy Jones | |||
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| "Give Me the Night" on YouTube | ||||
"Give Me the Night" is a song recorded by American jazz and R&B musician George Benson, which he released from his 1980 studio album of the same title. It was written by Heatwave's keyboard player Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. Patti Austin provides the backing and scat vocals that are heard throughout,[3] and one of Benson's fellow jazz guitarists, Lee Ritenour, also performs on the track.
The song was a commercial success, and was Benson's first single to hit number one on the US Billboard Soul Singles chart. It also peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it his most successful pop entry.[4] It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Disco Singles chart[5] and at number seven in the UK Singles Chart, where it ties with "In Your Eyes" as his highest charting single.[6]
In 2021, Chris Molanphy listed the song as an example of the retrospectively named music genre yacht rock.[2]
- ^ "Billboard's Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 25. June 21, 1980. p. 99. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Elias, Jason. "Give Me the Night – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 53.
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