Shake It Up Tonight
| "Shake It Up Tonight" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Baby" |
"Shake It Up Tonight" is a song by American singer Cheryl Lynn. Since the success of her debut single, "Got to Be Real," the acclaimed R&B-dance track peaked at No. 5 on the Hot Dance Club Play charts and it also scored number 70 on the Billboard charts. "Shake It Up Tonight" appears on Lynn's LP In the Night, and was written by Mike and Brenda Sutton. The b-side is "Baby," written by Cheryl Lynn and Ray Parker Jr. The ready-made disco song was a moderate success, completely failing to reach the UK Singles Chart. It became a defining song for Lynn. 7" version of the song was recorded and produced by Ray Parker Jr. who has worked with her. Jamaican singer Luciano covered the song as a number-one reggae hit in 1993. The 12" version was mixed and produced by Ray Parker Jr.
The song was especially popular in the Los Angeles market. During late August it peaked at number 5 on KUTE and number 11 on KRLA.[1]
Composition
"Shake It Up Tonight" has instrumentation that includes a dance beat, strings and percussion.
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] | 20 |
| Hot Soul Singles | 10 |
| Hot Disco Action | 1 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [3] | 68 |
7" version
- Shake It Up Tonight (M.Sutton, B.Sutton)- 3:58
- Baby (C.V yardR. Parker Jr) - 4:20
12" version
- "Shake It Up Tonight" - 5:42
- "Star Love" - 7:23
Sampling
This song has been sampled twice:
- "Party Right" by Chubb Rock featuring Kya
- "Get Ready" by Allen Walker
References
- ^ "ARSA : Cheryl Lynn : Shake It Up Tonight". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ "Cheryl Lynn". AllMusic. 1957-03-11. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 9/12/81". Tropicalglen.com. 1981-09-12. Retrieved 2016-10-23.