"Shake It Up Tonight" is a song by American singer Cheryl Lynn. Since the success of her debut single, "Got to Be Real", the acclaimed R&B-dance track peaked at No. 5 on both the R&B and Hot Dance Club Play charts, and it also scored number 70 on the Billboard pop charts.
| "Shake It Up Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by Cheryl Lynn | ||||
| from the album In the Night | ||||
| B-side | "Baby" | |||
| Released | May 12, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Ameraycan Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | disco funk R&B | |||
| Length | 5:41 (album version) 4:11 (single version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike and Brenda Sutton[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Parker Jr.[1] | |||
| Cheryl Lynn singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Shake It Up Tonight" on YouTube | ||||
"Shake It Up Tonight" appears on Lynn's LP In the Night, and was written by Mike and Brenda Sutton. The B-side is "Baby", written by Cheryl Lynn and Ray Parker Jr. The ready-made disco song was a moderate success. It became a defining song for Lynn. The 7" version of the song was recorded and produced by Ray Parker Jr. who has worked with her. The 12" version was mixed and produced by Ray Parker Jr. The song was released as the album's first single on May 12, 1981 by Columbia Records.
The song was especially popular in the Los Angeles market. During late August it peaked at number 5 on KUTE and number 11 on KRLA.[2]
Composition
edit"Shake It Up Tonight" has instrumentation that includes a dance beat, strings and percussion.
Personnel
edit(Per Apple Music)[1]
- Cheryl Lynn - Lead vocals, backing vocals
- Greg Moore - Guitar
- Ray Parker Jr. - Guitar, percussion arranger
- Darren Carmichael - Fender Rhodes piano
- Michael Sutton - Acoustic piano
- Allen McGrier - Bass
- George Mitchell - Drums
- Ollie E. Brown - Percussion
- Arnell D. Carmichael, J.D. Nicholas, Sharon Jack - Backing vocals
- Gene Page - String arrangements
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 70 |
| Hot Soul Singles[4] | 5 |
| Hot Disco Action | 5 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[5] | 68 |
7" version
edit- Shake It Up Tonight (M.Sutton, B.Sutton) – 3:58
- Baby (C.V yardR. Parker Jr) – 4:20
12" version
edit- "Shake It Up Tonight" – 5:42
- "Star Love" – 7:23
Sampling
editThis song has been sampled three times:
- "Party Right" by Chubb Rock featuring Kya
- "Get Ready" by Allen Walker
- "Party Right" by Freddy Fresh
- Jamaican singer Luciano covered the song as a number-one reggae hit in 1993.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Shake It Up Tonight - In the Night (Expanded Edition) - Cheryl Lynn - September 24, 1981". Apple Music.
- ^ "ARSA : Cheryl Lynn : Shake It Up Tonight". Las-solanas.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ "Cheryl Lynn". AllMusic. 1957-03-11. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 307.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 9/12/81". Tropicalglen.com. 1981-09-12. Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2016-10-23.