In the Night (Cheryl Lynn album)

1981 studio album by Cheryl Lynn

In the Night

Studio album by

Cheryl Lynn

Released| April 6, 1981
Recorded| October 1980 – March 1981
Studio| Ameraycan Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre|

* R&B
* soul
* post-disco

Length| 48:05
Label|

* Columbia
* Sony

Producer| Ray Parker Jr.
Cheryl Lynn chronology
| In Love
(1979)  | In the Night
(1981)  | Instant Love
(1982)

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Singles from  In the Night

1. "Shake It Up Tonight"
Released: May 12, 1981

In the Night is the third studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter Cheryl Lynn, released on Columbia Records on April 6, 1981. The album includes the hit Soul/dance track "Shake It Up Tonight" which reached to number five on both the Soul and Dance charts. In The Night was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

In The Night received favorable reviews from critics.

## Track listing

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1. "Shake It Up Tonight" – 5:41 (Michael and Brenda Sutton)
2. "Show You How" – 4:06 (Cheryl Lynn, John Barnes, Linda Booth)
3. "In the Night" – 4:27 (Ray Parker Jr.)
4. "Hurry Home" – 4:22 (Lynn, Greg Jackson)
5. "I'm on Fire" – 4:22 (Parker Jr.)
6. "With Love on Our Side" – 4:21 (Parker Jr., Kamau Peterson)
7. "If You'll Be True to Me" – 4:06 (Lynn, Parker Jr.)
8. "What's on Your Mind" – 4:06 (Lynn, George Dream)
9. "Baby" – 4:21 (Lynn, Parker Jr.)

## Personnel

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* Cheryl Lynn - vocals
* Arnell D. Carmichael, J.D. Nicholas, Sharon Jack - backing vocals
* Ray Parker Jr. \- guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion
* Greg Moore, Wah Wah Watson, David T. Walker \- guitars
* John Barnes, George Dream, Greg Jackson, Michael Boddicker, Michael Sutton, Darren Carmichael - keyboards, synthesizers
* Sylvester Rivers \- piano, synthesized bass
* Marcus Miller, Scott Edwards, Allen McGrier - bass
* George F. Mitchell, James Gadson, Larry Tolbert - drums
* Ollie E. Brown \- percussion
* Strings arranged by Gene Page

## Charts

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Chart (1981)  | Peak
position

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Billboard Top LPs & Tapes | 104
Top Soul LPs | 14

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Chart positions

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US Hot 100 | US
R&B | US
Dance
1981  | "Shake It Up Tonight"  | 70  | 5  | 5

## References

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1. ^ All Music: Cheryl Lynn (In The Night)

## External links

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* In the Night at Discogs

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Cheryl Lynn

Studio albums|

* Cheryl Lynn
* In Love
* In The Night
* Instant Love
* Preppie
* It's Gonna Be Right
* Start Over
* Whatever It Takes

Songs|

* "Got to Be Real"
* "Keep It Hot"
* "Shake It Up Tonight"
* "If This World Were Mine" (with Luther Vandross)
* "Encore"

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