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Stay the Night (Billy Ocean song)

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"Stay the Night"
Artwork for the Dutch vinyl release
Single by Billy Ocean
from the album City Limit
B-side"What You Doing to Me"
Released1980 (1980)
Genre
Length3:32
LabelGTO
Songwriter(s)
  • Ken Gold
  • Billy Ocean
Producer(s)Ken Gold
Billy Ocean singles chronology
"Are You Ready"
(1980) 		"Stay the Night"
(1980) 		"Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)"
(1981)

"Stay the Night" is a 1980 song by Billy Ocean taken from his 1980 album City Limit. It was released as the follow-up to his hit single "Are You Ready?", and was also released as the B-side to this single in some countries. The song has been covered by La Toya Jackson and sampled by dance artist Lady on the 2002 Brazilian hit single "Easy Love" [fr].[1][2]

La Toya Jackson version

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"Stay the Night"
Single by La Toya Jackson
from the album My Special Love
Released1981 (1981)
Genre
Length
  • 5:37 (album version)
  • 3:39 (single edit)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
  • Ken Gold
  • Billy Ocean
Producer(s)Ollie E. Brown
La Toya Jackson singles chronology
"Night Time Lover"
(1980) 		"Stay the Night"
(1981) 		"I Don't Want You to Go"
(1981)

"Stay the Night" was covered by American singer La Toya Jackson, and released as the first single from her second studio album, My Special Love (1981). The track was produced by Ollie E. Brown, who also produced the album.[3] The lyrics were slightly re-written to reflect the gender change from Ocean's version.

The single peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. The single was released on 7" and 12" formats, with "Camp Kuchi Kaiai" on the B-side.

"Camp Kuchi Kaiai" was one of two songs Jackson co-wrote with her sister Janet Jackson; the other was "Lovely Is She" on Jackson's previous album. "Camp Kuchi Kaiai" has become well known in the UK's rare groove scene.

Jackson performed "Stay the Night" on the October 10, 1981 episode of Soul Train.[4]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Stay the Night"
Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 100[5] 33
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 31

References

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  1. ^ "Lady's 'Easy Love' sample of Billy Ocean's 'Stay the Night'". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lady - Easy Love @ Top40-Charts.com - New Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries". Top40-charts.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Kantor, Justin (April 26, 2011). "Billy Ocean Talks Past, Present, and Future". Seattlepi.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Watch Soul Train Season 11 Episode 4 S11E4 The Brothers Johnson/ LaToya Jackson". Ovguide.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Black Contemporary Top 100" (PDF). Cash Box. September 5, 1981. p. 38. 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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