It's Your Night

Reception

Track listing

1. "Party Animal" - 4:55
2. "Yah Mo B There" - 4:40
3. "She Loves Me " - 3:40
4. "Try Your Love Again" - 4:25

1. "Whatever We Imagine" - 3:58
2. "One More Rhythm" - 4:05
3. "There's No Easy Way" - 3:51
4. "It's Your Night" - 3:37
5. "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" - 4:16

   Personnel

• James Ingram – lead vocals, synthesizers, synth bass, arrangements, backing vocals, keyboards
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, synthesizers, acoustic piano
• Mark Vieha – synthesizers, arrangements
• Craig Hundley – synthesizer programming, synthesizers
• Quincy Jones – arrangements, African voices, electric piano
• Michael McDonald – synthesizers, arrangements, lead and backing vocals
• Rod Temperton – synthesizers, arrangements
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
• Don Dorsey – synthesizers
• David Paich – synthesizers, arrangements
• David Foster – keyboards, synthesizers, acoustic piano, arrangements
• Ian Underwood – synthesizer programming
• Jimmy Smith – organ, synthesizers
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
• Larry Carlton – guitar
• George Doering – guitar
• Louis Johnson – bass guitar
• Abe Laboriel – bass guitar
• Nathan East – bass guitar
• Harvey Mason, Sr. – drums
• John Robinson – drums
• Raymond Calhoun – drums
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Steve Ray – fingerpopper
• Ernie Watts – tenor sax solo
• Larry Williams – saxophone
• Tom Scott – lyricon, saxophone, lyricon solo
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Gary Grant – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Johnny Mandel – arrangements
• Ollie E. Brown – backing vocals
• Zane Giles – backing vocals
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
• Susaye Greene Brown – backing vocals
• Howard Hewett – backing vocals
• Bunny Hull – backing vocals
• David Pack - backing vocals
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals
• Augie Johnson – backing vocals
• Valerie Johnson – backing vocals
• Scherrie Payne – backing vocals
• Luther Vandross – backing vocals
• Tom Bahler – backing vocals
• Linda Harmon – backing vocals
• Edie Lehmann – backing vocals
• Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals
• Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
• Patti Austin – lead and backing vocals

  Production

• Producer – Quincy Jones
• Co-Producer on Track 9 – Johnny Mandel
• Production Assistants – Steve Ray and Mark Ross
• Tracks 1-8 recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien
• Track 9 recorded by Joel Moss
• Additional Recording and Technical Director – Matt Forger
• Assistant Engineers – Steve Bates, Ric Butz, Mark Ettel and Greg Laney.
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios.
• Art Direction – Simon Levy and Jeri McManus
• Design – Jeri McManus
• Photography – Matthew Rolston
• Sleeve Notes – James Ingram and Quincy Jones

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