Night Time Lover

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"Night Time Lover"
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Single by La Toya Jackson
from the album La Toya Jackson
B-side "Lovely Is She"
Released1980 (1980)
Studio Hayvenhurst (Encino, Los Angeles) [1]
Genre
Length4:22
Label Polydor
Songwriters
  • Michael Jackson
  • La Toya Jackson
Producer Michael Jackson
La Toya Jackson singles chronology
"If You Feel the Funk"
(1980)		"Night Time Lover"
(1980)		"Stay the Night"
(1981)

"Night Time Lover" is a song by American singer La Toya Jackson, released as the second single from her eponymous debut album (1980).

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Background

The track was produced and co-written by her brother, fellow singer Michael Jackson, who was credited for background vocals. They originally wrote the song for Donna Summer under the title "Fire Is the Feeling". [1]

Bobby DeBarge of band Switch, La Toya's love interest at the time, wrote the 1980 song "You and I" in response. The song begins: "You know, I was listening to the radio the other day, and I heard the words that you said, that I'm your night time lover." [2]

La Toya performed the song on the November 10, 1980 episode of the Dutch TV program TopPop , and a month later on the December 13 episode of American Bandstand . [3]

Critical reception

In a review for AllMusic, editor Justin Kantor states that "Night Time Lover" is "another primer [...] a softly seductive, simultaneously kinetic number produced by brother Michael." [4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Night Time Lover"
Chart (1980–1981)Peak
position
US Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 100 [5] 60
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 59

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Robert E. (July 31, 1980). "Michael Teams With Sister LaToya Jackson". Jet . Johnson Publishing Company. pp. 22–24. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Switch You And I Lyrics". Justsomelyrics.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ "American Bandstand Jimmy Hall / LaToya Jackson Season 24, Episode 6, Aired 12/13/80". TV.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ Kantor, Justin. "La Toya Jackson – La Toya Jackson". AllMusic . Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . October 25, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "La Toya Jackson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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