It's Your Night

1983 studio album by James Ingram
It's Your Night
Studio album by
James Ingram
ReleasedJuly 27, 1983
Recorded1982–1983
Studio
  • Westlake (Los Angeles)
  • Ocean Way (Los Angeles)
GenreR&B, disco, funk, soul
Length41:19
LabelQwest Records
Warner Bros. Records
ProducerQuincy Jones
James Ingram chronology
It's Your Night
(1983) 		Never Felt So Good
(1986)

It's Your Night is the debut album by American singer-songwriter James Ingram, released by Qwest Records/Warner Records on July 27, 1983. The album was commercially successful, as it peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart and reached number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in early 1984, making this his highest-charting album and only RIAA-certified album.

The aforementioned album and its parent singles were nominated for quadruple Grammy Awards for both 1984 and 1985, with "Yah Mo B There" winning for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

It is also his first on Qwest Records, which was run by Quincy Jones. It features the song "Yah Mo B There", which is a duet with singer Michael McDonald. It has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and is his highest-charting album ever.

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Quincy Jones.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Party Animal"
4:55
2."Yah Mo B There"
4:40
3."She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be)"
3:40
4."Try Your Love Again"
4:25
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Whatever We Imagine"
3:58
6."One More Rhythm"Temperton4:05
7."There's No Easy Way"Barry Mann3:51
8."It's Your Night"
3:37
9."How Do You Keep the Music Playing?"4:16

Personnel

  • James Ingram – lead vocals, synthesizers (1, 2, 8), synth bass (1), arrangements (1, 2), backing vocals (2, 8), keyboards (8)
  • Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1–3, 8)
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 4), synthesizers (1, 4, 6), acoustic piano (6)
  • Mark Vieha – synthesizers (1), arrangements (1)
  • Craig Hundley – synthesizer programming (1, 4-6), synthesizers (4)
  • Quincy Jones – arrangements (1–3, 7, 9), African voices (2), electric piano (3)
  • Michael McDonald – synthesizers (2), arrangements (2), lead and backing vocals (2)
  • Rod Temperton – synthesizers (2, 6), arrangements (2)
  • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3, 8), arrangements (3)
  • Don Dorsey – synthesizers (3)
  • David Paich – synthesizers (3, 7, 9), arrangements (7)
  • David Foster – keyboards (5), synthesizers (5), acoustic piano (9), arrangements (9)
  • Ian Underwood – synthesizer programming (5, 6)
  • Jimmy Smith – organ (6), synthesizers (6)
  • Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming (7, 9)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 4, 8, 9)
  • Larry Carlton – guitars (3)
  • George Doering – guitars (9)
  • Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 8)
  • Abe Laboriel – bass guitar (7)
  • Nathan East – bass guitar (9)
  • Harvey Mason Sr. – drums (1)
  • John Robinson – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
  • Raymond Calhoun – drums (3)
  • Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (9)
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (2, 4, 5, 8)
  • Steve Ray – fingerpopper (8)
  • Ernie Watts – tenor sax solo (4)
  • Larry Williams – saxophones (4, 6)
  • Tom Scott – lyricon (5), saxophones (6), lyricon solo (8)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (4, 6)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4)
  • Johnny Mandel – arrangements (9)
  • Ollie E. Brown – backing vocals (1)
  • Zane Giles – backing vocals (1)
  • Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (1)
  • Susaye Greene Brown – backing vocals (1)
  • Howard Hewett – backing vocals (1, 6)
  • Bunny Hull – backing vocals (1, 8)
  • David Pack - backing vocals (2)
  • Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (1)
  • Augie Johnson – backing vocals (1)
  • Valerie Johnson – backing vocals (1)
  • Scherrie Payne – backing vocals (1)
  • Luther Vandross – backing vocals (1)
  • Tom Bahler – backing vocals (6)
  • Linda Harmon – backing vocals (6)
  • Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (6)
  • Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (8)
  • Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (8)
  • Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (8)
  • Patti Austin – lead and backing vocals (9)

Production

  • Producer – Quincy Jones
  • Co-Producer on Track 9 – Johnny Mandel
  • Production Assistants – Steve Ray and Mark Ross
  • Tracks 1-8 recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien
  • Track 9 recorded by Joel Moss
  • Additional Recording and Technical Director – Matt Forger
  • Assistant Engineers – Steve Bates, Ric Butz, Mark Ettel and Greg Laney.
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Simon Levy and Jeri McManus
  • Design – Jeri McManus
  • Photography – Matthew Rolston
  • Sleeve Notes – James Ingram and Quincy Jones

Popular culture

The song "Whatever We Imagine" was used as the closing theme for both 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and 1986 NBA Finals for CBS Sports.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 30
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 25
US Billboard 200[5] 46
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 10
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 99

Year-end charts

Chart (1984) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 16

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Music, All. James Ingram: It's Your Night > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Ingram – It's Your Night" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – James Ingram – It's Your Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "James Ingram | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "James Ingram Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "James Ingram Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 148. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – James Ingram – It's Your Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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