1982 Shalamar – A Night to Remember (US:#44 UK:#5)
“A Night to Remember“ is a song by American disco/R&B group Shalamar. It was released in February 1982 as the second single from their sixth studio album Friends, and peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit number 15 on the Club Play Singles chart and number eight on the Black Singles chart. It was a much bigger hit in the UK, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was written by Nidra Beard of Dynasty, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers of The Sylvers. It is also famously associated with the introduction of the Moonwalk dance by Shalamar member Jeffrey Daniel on the UK music show Top of the Pops in June 1982.
Album
Friends is the sixth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1982 on the SOLAR label. The album, which features the ‘classic’ Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley), topped the R&B chart and peaked at #35 on the Billboard chart. In the United Kingdom Friends gained impetus from a now-legendary demonstration […]
Musicians
| Bass | James Ingram |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Earnest Reed |
| Guitar | Ricky Sylvers |
| Keyboards | Joey Gallo |
| Keyboards | James Ingram |
| Background Vocals | Jeffrey Daniels |
| Vocals | Howard Hewett |
| Vocals | Jody Watley |
Produced By
Leon Sylvers III
Songwriters
Dana Meyers
Charmaine Sylvers
Nidra Beard
Charts
US:#44
UK:#5