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Nightcruising

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Nightcruising
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1981
Recorded1981 at Ardent Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreSoul/Funk
LabelMercury Records
ProducerAllen Jones
The Bar-Kays chronology
As One
(1980)
Nightcruising
(1981)
Propositions
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Nightcruising is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee-based R&B group The Bar-Kays, released on Mercury Records in November 1981. The album reached number six on the Billboard R&B albums chart. The band embraced a more up to date sound with keyboards and synthesizers with this album, and it was much better received by fans than their previous release. Nightcruising is considered one of the Bar-Kays' best albums, and was their third to be certified Gold for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

All tracks composed by The Bar-Kays and Allen Jones; except where indicated

  1. "Nightcruising" 4:18
  2. "Hit and Run" 5:51
  3. "Feels Like I'm Falling In Love" 3:50
  4. "Freaky Behavior" (Allen Jones, Howard Redmond, Jr.) 5:10
  5. "Touch Tone" 4:15
  6. "Unforgettable Dream" 4:35
  7. "Traffic Jammer" 5:50
  8. "Backseat Driver" 3:54

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Billboard Top Pop Albums[2] 55
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 6

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B
US
Dance
1981 "Hit and Run" 5 49 (1982)

References

  1. ^ Hanson, Amy. The Bar Kays: Nightcruising > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 02 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "The Bar Kays US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  3. ^ "The Bar Kays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.