Lovelite Explained

Lovelite
Type:	single
Artist:	O'Bryan
Album:	Be My Lover
Released:	1984
Length:	6:47 (Vocal, 12") 3:59 (single edit)
Label:	Capitol Records (US V-8583)
Producer:	Friendship Producers Company, O'Bryan

"Lovelite" is a 1984 single by the artist O'Bryan. The single was his fifth entry on the R&B chart and his only number-one hit, where it placed at the top spot for one week. "Lovelite" did not chart on the Hot 100.^[1] "Lovelite" was produced by O'Bryan and was written by O'Bryan along with Don Cornelius.^[2]

The song's original music video became one of the first R&B videos to be banned from MTV, due to extensive nudity.

Track listing

• 12" single^[3]

Chart positions

Chart (1984)	Peak position ^[4]
	101
U.S. Billboard Black Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	37

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 436.
2. Book: White, Adam . The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Bronson . Fred . Adam White (author). Fred Bronson . 1993 . Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York . 329.
3. Web site: Lovelite - O'Bryan at Discogs. Discogs. December 14, 2011.
4. http://www.allmusic.com/song/lovelite-t1500726 Allmusc