Night Nurse (Gregory Isaacs song)

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"Night Nurse"
Gregory Isaacs-Night Nurse.jpg
Single by Gregory Isaacs
from the album Night Nurse
Released1982
Genre Reggae
Length7:00
Label Mango, Island
Songwriter(s) Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise
Producer(s) Gregory Isaacs, Flabba Holt

"Night Nurse" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Gregory Isaacs, released as a single in 1982 after signing to Island Records. It is the title track of his 1982 album of the same name, which was a top 40 hit on the UK Albums Chart. At the time, "Night Nurse" was hugely popular in the clubs and received heavy radio play. [1] The song was later used in adverts for a GlaxoSmithKline cold and flu remedy of the same name on British TV and radio. [2] A cover version in 1997 by Sly and Robbie featuring Simply Red became a hit single in the UK.

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BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Chris Goldfinger picked "Night Nurse" as one of his favourites in 1996, adding, "Gregory has a unique voice and singing style. I love the lyrics. Gregory is always my all-time favourite." [3]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Sly and Robbie version

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"Night Nurse"
Sly and Robbie featuring Simply Red-Night Nurse.jpg
Single by Sly and Robbie featuring Simply Red
from the album Friends and Blue
ReleasedSeptember 1997 [5]
Genre Reggae
Length3:54
Label EastWest
Songwriter(s) Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise
Producer(s) Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare
Sly and Robbie singles chronology
"Boops (Here to Go)"
(1987)
"Night Nurse"
(1997)
"Superthruster"
(1999)
Simply Red singles chronology
"Angel"
(1996)
"Night Nurse"
(1997)
"Say You Love Me"
(1998)