Nights Like This is the third studio album by American singer Stacey Q, released on June 8, 1989 by Atlantic Records. It was her last album to be released on the Atlantic label before she went on a hiatus from making music until the release of her album Boomerang (1997). After the moderate commercial success of her album Hard Machine (1988), Swain decided to pursue a new musical direction. She again worked with Jon St. James but also invited other producers, such as Clivillés & Cole, Robert Gordon or Bruce Gaitsch, to achieve a different sound. Nights Like This is predominantly influenced by freestyle and house music, making it a musical departure from her previous work. The album is, like her album Hard Machine, dedicated to her friend and hair stylist, Danny Medellin, who died in 1988.
Upon its release, Nights Like This received generally positive reviews from music critics, but was a commercial failure. It became her first album not to reach the Billboard 200.
Two singles were released from the album. The lead single, "Give You All My Love", peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and number eight on the Singles Sales chart. Accompanying music videos were released for both, the album version and the Crossover House Mix of the song. "Heartbeat" was released as the second single and it became a minor adult contemporary format radio hit.
Singles "Give You All My Love" was released as the lead single from the album on May 25, 1989. The music video was shot in Los Angeles, California. It features Swain dancing with her friends inside a loft apartment. One of the dancers is Michael Chambers.
Critical reception
Upon its release, Nights Like This received generally positive reviews from music critics, mostly praising its dance club sound. Justin Kantor at AllMusic gave it two and a half star out of five, calling the songs on the album "more trend-setting than trend-conscious" and recommending it to "club-goers looking for a rhythmically consistent album with just a touch of a pop sensibility."
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Stacey Swain – lead and backing vocals Roger Behle, Jr. – guitars Robert Clivillés – producer David Cole – producer Michael Eckhart – producer, keyboards, programming, backing vocals Bruce Gaitsch – producer, guitars, keyboards, engineer Mark Gamble – producer Sam Lister Jon St. James – producer, backing vocals David Williams – producer Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals David Cordrey – backing vocals Craig Derry – backing vocals Ruth Joy – backing vocals Ed Reddick – backing vocals Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals Martha Wash – backing vocals
Ken Komisar – executive producer Charlie Watts – engineer Steve "Griss" Grissen – engineer Bruce Miller – engineer Jim "Bonzai" Lyon – engineer Ron Gordon – engineer Bob Defrin – art direction Anthony Ranieri – design Jeff Katz – photography Yettie – make-up
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Chart performance
Singles Year Title Chart Position1989"Give You All My Love"Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs16"Stacey Q - chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-02-13.Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales8"Nights Like This - Stacey Q | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
References
External links [ Nights Like This] at AllMusic