| Ships in the Night | |
| Cover: | Ships_in_the_Night_-_Vicki_Lawrence.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Vicki Lawrence |
| Album: | Ships in the Night |
| B-Side: | Sensual Man |
| Released: | June 1973 |
| Genre: | Easy Listening, Pop |
| Length: | 3:03 |
| Label: | Bell |
| Producer: | Snuff Garrett |
| Prev Title: | He Did With Me |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Mama's Gonna Make it All Better |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
"Ships in the Night" is a 1973 song by Vicki Lawrence, an American pop music singer, actress, and comedienne. It was the first of two singles included on her 1974 Ships in the Night LP. It is a waltz done in 3/4 time.
The song reached No. 7 on the Australian Kent Music Report. It peaked at No. 18 in New Zealand.[1] In the United States it hit No. 49 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
"Ships in the Night" was included on the compilation album, Explosive Hits 74. The B-side, "Sensual Man," is a track from Lawrence's previous LP, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.
| Chart (1973-74) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 7 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[4] | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[5] | 49 |
. Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 136.
. Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 136.