1983 James Ingram & Michael McDonald – Yah Mo B There (US:#19 UK:#12)
“Yah Mo B There“ is an R&B song by American singers James Ingram and Michael McDonald. It was written by Ingram, McDonald, Rod Temperton, and producer Quincy Jones. The song originally appeared on Ingram’s 1983 album It’s Your Night, released on Jones’s Qwest Records label. It was released as a single in late 1983, peaking at #19 on the U.S. charts in 1984, and #44 on the UK charts also in 1984, (the remixed version by John Jellybean Benitez hit #12 in the Spring of 1985 in the UK), and has subsequently appeared on several of Ingram and McDonald’s greatest hits albums as well as various 1980s compilation albums.
The performance earned the duo a 1985 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. It was one of a series of very successful duets involving Ingram. It also received a nomination for Best R&B Song, losing to “I Feel for You” (Prince).
The song is in reference to God. And the power faith can have over difficult times. “Yah” being the shortened Yahweh – the Hebrew name for God.
Album
It’s Your Night is the debut studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter James Ingram, released by Qwest/Warner Bros. Records on July 27, 1983. The album received four Grammy nominations. The album cut, “Party Animal” received a nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 26th Grammy Awards losing to “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson. […]
Musicians
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Synthesizer | Rod Temperton |
| Synthesizer | James Ingram |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
| Vocals | Quincy Jones |
Produced By
Quincy Jones
Songwriters
James Ingram
Quincy Jones
Michael McDonald
Rod Temperton
Charts
US:#19
UK:#12