"A Night to Remember" is a song by American R&B group Shalamar. It was released in 1982 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Friends. The song was written by Nidra Beard of Dynasty, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers of the Sylvers.
English boy band 911 covered "A Night to Remember" (retitled as "Night to Remember") as their debut single and the lead single from their debut album, The Journey (1997). It was released on April 29, 1996, and peaked at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.[10]
English-Irish pop group Liberty X covered "A Night to Remember" and released it as the second single from their third studio album, X (2005). The single was released in the UK on November 14, 2005, as the official Children in Need 2005 charity single,[13] charting at number six on the UK Singles Chart.
For the Season 3 Finale of Girlfriends, the Dance scene at the end of the episode originally aired with the Shalamar version of this song as background music, though for streaming and DVD releases, the rights to this song couldn't be secured.
In the UK this song has also been used[when?] for a television advert featuring the Harvester restaurant chain.[citation needed]
^Sheffield, Rob (September 27, 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2023. ...Shalamar had a string of creamy R&B hits like "There It Is" and "Dead Giveaway," but "A Night to Remember" topped them all.
^"discogs.com". discogs.com. 1982. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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