Album
Light Up The Night
1980 · Funk / Soul
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Light Up The Night is a Soul & Funk album by The Brothers Johnson, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 58 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
1980’s <i>Light Up the Night</i> marked the end of the fruitful four-year partnership between the Brothers Johnson and Quincy Jones — a collaboration that produced some of the finest mainstream funk tunes of all time. The album was recorded simultaneously to Michael Jackson’s <i>Off the Wall</i> — Quincy Jones’ other big project of 1979 — and in many ways <i>Light Up the Night</i> is a sister album to Jackson’s immensely popular breakthrough record. Both were guided by Jones and arranger-songwriter-keyboardist Rod Temperton. Of the songs here, Temperton wrote “Treasure” and “All About Heaven” but his imprint is everywhere. The overall sound is very close to <i>Off the Wall</i>, and songs like “You Make Me Wanna Wiggle,” “Smilin’ on Ya” and “Celebration” could have easily fit into Jackson’s opus. The Johnsons helped develop “Get On the Floor” for Michael, and he returned the favor by co-writing “This Had To Be,” which also features his background vocals. Though it shows the duo transitioning out of their classic sound as Jones’ turned his full attention to Jackson, <i>Light Up the Night</i> is a fitting dénouement for one of the great R&B acts of the late ‘70s.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Stomp!6:24
- A2Light Up The Night3:46
- A3You Make Me Wanna Wiggle3:36
- A4Treasure4:09
Side B
- B1This Had To Be5:13
- B2All About The Heaven3:59
- B3Smilin' On Ya3:46
- B4Closer To The One That You Love3:11
- B5Celebrations4:30
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- polished
- euphoric
- groovy
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex WeirBACKING VOCALS VOCALS FEATURING, LEAD VOCALS
- Augie JohnsonBACKING VOCALS
- Bill ReichenbachCONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR, STRINGS EUPHONIUM, STRINGS , TROMBONE, TRUMPET
- Gary GrantFLUGELHORN, TRUMPET HORNS , TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN TRUMPET
- George JohnsonBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, GUITAR , LEAD VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR
- Greg PhillinganesELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO , SYNTHESIZER ELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER
- Jerry HeyARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , FLUGELHORN, FRENCH HORN, TRUMPET ARRANGED BY , ARRANGED BY
- Jim GilstrapBACKING VOCALS
- John RobinsonDRUMS
- Johnny MandelARRANGED BY
- Josie JamesBACKING VOCALS
- Kim HutchcroftBARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE, SOPRANINO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE, FLUTE FLUTE
- Larry WilliamsALTO SAXOPHONE FLUTE FLUTE, ALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE, SYNTHESIZER
- Louis JohnsonBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, BASS, GUITAR, PIANO , SYNTHESIZER BACKING VOCALS, BASS, GUITAR, PIANO , SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS
- Merry ClaytonBACKING VOCALS
- Michael JacksonBACKING VOCALS ARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , BACKING VOCALS
- Paulinho Da CostaPERCUSSION PERCUSSION, VOCAL PERCUSSION VOCALS
- Quincy JonesARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 58 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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