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"Ships in the Night"
Single by Vicki Lawrence
from the album Ships in the Night
B-side"Sensual Man"
ReleasedJune 1973
GenreEasy Listening, Pop
Length3:03
LabelBell
Songwriter(s)Bobby Russell
Producer(s)Snuff Garrett
Vicki Lawrence singles chronology
"He Did With Me"
(1973)
"Ships in the Night"
(1973)
"Mama's Gonna Make it All Better"
(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 performance

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References

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  1. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 16 February 1974
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 136.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 173. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 16 February 1974
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 136.
  6. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1974". Kent Music Report. December 30, 1974. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
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