1981 Cheryl Lynn – In The Night
In the Night is a 1981 album by American singer Cheryl Lynn, released on Columbia Records on April 6, 1981. The album includes the hit Soul/dance track “Shake It Up Tonight” which reached to number five on both the Soul and Dance charts. In the Night is the third studio album released by Lynn. The album was later certified Gold a month after its release.
Tracks
1 Shake It Up Tonight (Michael Sutton, Brenda Sutton) 5:42
2 Show You How (Cheryl Lynn, John Barnes, Linda Booth) 4:06
3 In The Night (Ray Parker Jr) 4:29
4 Hurry Home (Cheryl Lynn, Greg Jackson) 4:31
5 I’m On Fire (Ray Parker Jr) 4:23
6 With Love On Our Side (Ray Parker Jr, Kamau Peterson) 4:05
7 If You’ll Be True To Me (Cheryl Lynn, Ray Parker Jr) 4:06
8 What’s On Your Mind (Cheryl Lynn, George Dream) 4:08
9 Baby (Cheryl Lynn, Ray Parker Jr) 4:22
Biography
Musicians
1 Shake It Up Tonight
| Drums | George Mitchell |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Fender Rhodes | Darren Carmichael |
| Piano | Michael Sutton |
| Strings | Gene Page |
| Percussion | Ollie E. Brown |
| Background Vocals | Arnell Carmichael |
| Background Vocals | JD Nichols |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Jack Lynn |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
2 Show You How
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Fender Rhodes | John Barnes |
| Strings | Gene Page |
| Background Vocals | Arnell Carmichael |
| Background Vocals | JD Nichols |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Jack Lynn |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
3 In The Night
| Bass | Ray Parker Jr |
| Drums | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Echoplex | Wah Wah Watson |
| Piano | Ray Parker Jr |
| Synthesizer | Ray Parker Jr |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Strings | Gene Page |
| Background Vocals | Arnell Carmichael |
| Background Vocals | JD Nichols |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
4 Hurry Home
| Bass (synthesizer) | Sylvester Rivers |
| Drums | Larry Tolbert |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Piano | Greg Jackson |
| Synthesizer | Greg Jackson |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
5 I’m On Fire
| Bass | Ray Parker Jr |
| Drums | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Piano | Ray Parker Jr |
| Synthesizer | Ray Parker Jr |
| Strings | Gene Page |
| Percussion | Jack Ashford |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Jack Lynn |
| Background Vocals | Arnell Carmichael |
| Background Vocals | JD Nichols |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
6 With Love On Our Side
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Larry Tolbert |
| Guitar | David T. Walker |
| Piano | Kamau Peterson |
| Piano | Sylvester Rivers |
| Strings | Gene Page |
| Background Vocals | Arnell Carmichael |
| Background Vocals | JD Nichols |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Jack Lynn |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
7 If You’ll Be True To Me
| Bass | Ray Parker Jr |
| Drums | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Piano | Ray Parker Jr |
| Strings | Gene Page |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
8 What’s On Your Mind
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Fender Rhodes | George Dream |
| Sax | Jimmy Lord Brown |
| Trombone | Jimmy Lord Brown |
| Trumpet | Jimmy Lord Brown |
| Percussion | Ollie E. Brown |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
9 Baby
| Bass | Ray Parker Jr |
| Drums | George Mitchell |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | John Barnes |
| Synthesizer | Ray Parker Jr |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Jack Lynn |
| Vocals | Cheryl Lynn |
Liner Notes
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Ray Parker Jr (Tracks 1, 4, 7, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – John Barnes (Track 2)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Kamau Peterson (Track 6)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Cheryl Lynn (Track 8)
Engineer (Recording Assistant) – Steve Halquist
Engineer (Strings) – Reginald Dozier
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Ray Parker Jr
Recorded By – Ray Parker Jr
Design – John Berg
Photography – Edie Baskin
Engineered At Ameraycan Studios
Mastered At A&M Mastering Studios
Mixed At Ameraycan Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc