Shake It Up Tonight
| "Shake It Up Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by Cheryl Lynn | ||||
| from the album In the Night | ||||
| Released | March 7, 1981 | |||
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| Recorded | 1980 | |||
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| Length | 5:41 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ray Parker, Jr. | |||
| Cheryl Lynn singles chronology | ||||
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"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 the Hot Dance Club Play charts and it also scored number 70 on the Billboard charts. "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, completely failing to score UK charts. It became a defining song for Lynn. 7" version of the song was recorded and produced by Ray Parker Jr. who has worked with her. Jamaican singer Luciano covered the song as a number-one reggae hit in 1993. The 12" version was mixed and produced by Ray Parker Jr.
Composition
"Shake It Up Tonight" has instrumentation that includes a dance beat, strings and percussion.
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position[1] |
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| Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
| Hot Soul Singles | 5 |
| Hot Disco Action | 5 |
On the album In The Night
7" version
- Shake It Up Tonight (M.Sutton, B.Sutton)- 3:58
- Baby (C.V yardR. Parker Jr) - 4:20
12" version
- "Shake It Up Tonight" - 5:42
- "Star Love" - 7:23
Sampling
This song has been sampled twice:
- "Party Right" by Chubb Rock featuring Kya
- "Get Ready" by Allen Walker
References
- ↑ "Cheryl Lynn". AllMusic. 1957-03-11. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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