It's Your Night is the debut album by American singer-songwriter James Ingram, released by Qwest Records/Warner Records on October 24, 1983. The album was commercially successful, as it peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart and reached number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in early 1984, making this his highest-charting album and only RIAA-certified album.
The aforementioned album and its parent singles were nominated for quadruple Grammy Awards for both 1984 and 1985, with "Yah Mo B There", a duet with singer Michael McDonald, winning for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.
It was his first on Qwest Records, which was run by Quincy Jones.
Track listing All tracks are produced by Quincy Jones.
Personnel
James Ingram – lead vocals (1, 3–8), synthesizers (1, 2, 8), synth bass (1), vocals (2, 9), keyboards (8), backing vocals (8) Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1–3, 8) Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 4), synthesizers (1, 4, 6), acoustic piano (6) Mark Vieha – synthesizers (1) Craig Hundley – synthesizer programming (1, 4–6), synthesizers (4) Michael McDonald – synthesizers (2), vocals (2) Rod Temperton – synthesizers (2, 6) Quincy Jones – African voices (2), electric piano (3) Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3, 8) Don Dorsey – synthesizers (3) David Paich – synthesizers (3, 7, 9) David Foster – keyboards (5), synthesizers (5), acoustic piano (9) Ian Underwood – synthesizer programming (5, 6) Jimmy Smith – organ (6), synthesizers (6) Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming (7, 9) Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 4, 8, 9) Larry Carlton – guitars (3) George Doering – guitars (9) Louis Johnson – bass (1, 8) Abe Laboriel – bass (7) Nathan East – bass (9) Harvey Mason – drums (1) John Robinson – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8) Raymond Calhoun – drums (3) Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (9) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 4, 5, 8) Steve Ray – fingerpopper (6, 8) Ernie Watts – tenor sax solo (4) Larry Williams – saxophones (4, 6) Tom Scott – Lyricon (5), saxophones (6), Lyricon solo (8) Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (4, 6), bass trombone (4) Gary Grant – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4) Jerry Hey – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4) Ollie E. Brown – backing vocals (1) Zane Giles – backing vocals (1) Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (1) Susaye Greene Brown – backing vocals (1) Howard Hewett – backing vocals (1, 6) Bunny Hull – backing vocals (1, 8) Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (1) Augie Johnson – backing vocals (1) Valerie Johnson – backing vocals (1) Scherrie Payne – backing vocals (1) Luther Vandross – backing vocals (1) Tom Bahler – backing vocals (6) Linda Harmon – backing vocals (6) Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (6) Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (8) Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (8) Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (8) Patti Austin – vocals (9)
Music arrangements James Ingram – arrangements (1, 2, 8) Quincy Jones – arrangements (1–4, 7–9) Mark Vieha – arrangements (1) Michael McDonald – arrangements (2) Rod Temperton – arrangements (2, 6, 8) Robbie Buchanan – arrangements (3) Glen Ballard – arrangements (4) Jerry Hey – arrangements (4–6, 8) David Foster – arrangements (5, 9) David Paich – arrangements (7) Barry Mann – arrangements (8) Johnny Mandel – arrangements (9)
Production
Quincy Jones – producer, sleeve notes Johnny Mandel – co-producer (9) Bruce Swedien – mixing, recording (1–8) Joel Moss – recording (9) Matt Forger – additional recording, technical director
Steve Bates – assistant engineer Ric Butz – assistant engineer Mark Ettel – assistant engineer Greg Laney – assistant engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California) Steve Ray – production assistant Mark Ross – production assistant Simon Levy – art direction Jeri McManus – art direction, design Matthew Rolston – photography James Ingram – sleeve notes
Popular culture The song "Whatever We Imagine" was used as the closing theme for both 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and 1986 NBA Finals for CBS Sports.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1983–1984) Peakposition Chart (1987) PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA) 99
Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 16
Certifications
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