Reggae Night

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"Reggae Night"
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Single by Jimmy Cliff
from the album The Power and the Glory
Released1983
Length5:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Reggae Night" on YouTube

"Reggae Night" is a 1983 single by reggae artist Jimmy Cliff, from his album The Power and the Glory . It was released by Columbia Records in the US, Canada and Mexico and in most European countries on CBS Records. [1] Written by Amir Bayyan and La Toya Jackson, [2] it became an international hit for Jimmy Cliff.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Reggae Night" – 3:58
  2. "Reggae Night" (instrumental) – 3:58

Charts

Cover versions

The song has been covered by a number of artists, including La Toya Jackson, who co-wrote the song, on her album No Relations . German Eurodance group Beat System released their version in 1996 which reached the top 40 in Belgium. [16]

See also

References

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  2. Clarke, Donald (1998). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Penguin Books. p. 262. ISBN   978-0-1405-1370-7.
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  7. "Canciones más populares de Latinoamérica". La Opinión. 23 April 1984. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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  11. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (C)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jimmy Cliff – Reggae Night" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  14. "Jaaroverzichten 1984" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  15. "TOP – 1984" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  16. "Beat System - Reggaenight - ultratop.be". Ultratop .