Stay the Night (Billy Ocean song) explained

Stay the Night
Cover:Stay the night BO.jpeg
Caption:Artwork for the Dutch vinyl release
Type:single
Artist:Billy Ocean
Album:City Limit
B-Side:"What You Doing To Me"
Released:1980
Recorded:1979
Genre:Pop/R&B/Soul/Dance/Disco
Length:3:32
Label:GTO
Producer:Ken Gold
Prev Title:Are You Ready
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)
Next Year: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 .[1] [2]

La Toya Jackson version

Stay the Night
Cover:LaToyaStayTheNight.jpg
Type:single
Artist:La Toya Jackson
Album:My Special Love
Released:1981
Recorded:1981
Length:5:37
3:39
Label:Polydor
Producer:Ollie E. Brown
Prev Title:Night Time Lover
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:I Don't Want You to Go
Next Year:1981

"Stay the Night" was the third single released by American singer La Toya Jackson, and the first single from the 1981 album My Special Love. The track was produced by Ollie E. Brown, who produced much of the My Special Love album.[3] The lyrics were slightly rewritten 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 10 October 1981 episode of "Soul Train".[4]

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[5] 31
US Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 100[6] 33

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lady's 'Easy Love' sample of Billy Ocean's 'Stay the Night' . WhoSampled.com . 2016-10-25.
  2. Web site: Lady - Easy Love @ Top40-Charts.com - New Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries . Top40-charts.com . 2016-10-25.
  3. Web site: Kantor . Justin . Billy Ocean Talks Past, Present, and Future . Seattlepi.com . 2011-04-26 . 2016-10-25.
  4. Web site: Watch Soul Train Season 11 Episode 4 S11E4 The Brothers Johnson/ LaToya Jackson . Ovguide.com . 2016-10-25.
  5. Web site: La Toya Jackson Chart History: Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. 2019-11-10.
  6. Web site: Black Contemporary Top 100 . . September 5, 1981. 38 . 3 July 2024.