A Night to Remember (Shalamar song)


"A Night to Remember" is a song by American disco/R&B group Shalamar. It was released in February 1982 as the second single from their sixth studio album Friends, and peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit number 15 on the Club Play Singles chart and number eight on the Black Singles chart. It was a much bigger hit in the UK, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was written by Nidra Beard of Dynasty, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers of The Sylvers. It is also famously associated with the introduction of the Moonwalk dance by Shalamar member Jeffrey Daniel on the UK music show Top of the Pops in June 1982.

Track listing

; UK CD1
  1. "A Night To Remember" - 3:02
  2. "Everybody Dance" - 3:07
; UK CD2
  1. "A Night to Remember" - 5:04
  2. "Everybody Dance" - 5:01
  3. "A Holy Night" - 3:11
  4. "A Night to Remember" - 3:02

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911 version

In 1996, English boy band 911 covered "A Night to Remember" as their debut single and the lead single from their debut album The Journey. It was released on 29 April 1996 and peaked at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Liberty X version

"A Night to Remember" is the second single released from English-Irish pop group Liberty X's third studio album, X. The single was released in the UK on 14 November 2005 as the official 2005 Children in Need charity single, charting and peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart.

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Other versions

British singer Maria Lawson covered the track in 1996 and was used by the Gala Bingo advert, after the producers of the advert thought that her version was better than the original. DJ Magic Mike's "Groove On" is a rap over this song and even features Shalamar lead singer Howard Hewett. Mase's "Get Ready" is also in the same style and raps over this song. J-pop singer Sowelu sang a version called "Get Ready Nite 2 Remember" which featured BIG-O. The original song was played at Toni and Todd's wedding reception on the sitcom Girlfriends, with the main cast dancing together down a "Soul Train" line. In the UK this song has also been used for a TV advert featuring the Harvester restaurant chain. In Gibraltar, this song is used at Gala Bingo before every main session.
On 2 April 2003, a rendition of the song was performed by the Top 8 finalists of the second season of American Idol: Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Kimberley Locke, Josh Gracin, Trenyce, Carmen Rasmusen, Kimberly Caldwell and Rickey Smith.
Mary J. Blige recorded a cover of the song on her 2014 soundtrack album Think Like a Man Too.