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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock, disco | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Producer | Robert Appère | |||
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Night Flight is a 1978 album by Yvonne Elliman featuring the number-one song "If I Can't Have You". [1] [2]
| Night Flight | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock, disco | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Producer | Robert Appère | |||
| Yvonne Elliman chronology | ||||
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Night Flight is a 1978 album by Yvonne Elliman featuring the number-one song "If I Can't Have You". [1] [2]
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According to The New York Times 's John Rockwell, Night Flight "sounds more confident and appealing than her previous work". [3] In another review, Rockwell stated Elliman "has a lovely, smoky soprano, she phrases with conviction in both ballads and up‐tempo numbers, and she is decidedly alluring to look at". [4]
A tour for the album began February 13, 1978, in Philadelphia. [4]
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