Light Up the Night (The Brothers Johnson album)

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Light Up the Night
Light Up The Night 1980.jpeg
Studio album by Brothers Johnson
Released 1980
Recorded 1978-1980 at Allen Zentz Recording, Hollywood, California
A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Genre Soul, funk, disco
Label A&M Records
Producer Quincy Jones
Brothers Johnson chronology
Blam!
(1978)Blam!1978
Light Up the Night
(1980)
Winners
(1981)Winners1981
Singles from Light Up the Night
  1. "Stomp!"
    Released: February 6, 1980
  2. "Light Up the Night"
    Released: 1980
  3. "Treasure"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]
Smash Hits 5/10[2]

Light Up the Night is the fourth album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo Brothers Johnson, released in 1980. The album topped the U.S. R&B albums chart and reached number five on the pop albums chart. The single, "Stomp!", became a dance hit, reaching number one on both the R&B singles and disco charts and top ten on the pop singles chart.

Track listing

  1. "Stomp!" (Rod Temperton, Louis Johnson, George Johnson, Valerie Johnson) 6:20
  2. "Light Up the Night" (Rod Temperton, Louis Johnson, George Johnson) 3:45
  3. "You Make Me Wanna Wiggle" (Rod Temperton, Louis Johnson, George Johnson, Valerie Johnson)3:38
  4. "Treasure" (Rod Temperton) 4:11
  5. "This Had to Be" (Michael Jackson, Louis Johnson, George Johnson) 5:08
  6. "All About the Heaven" - (Rod Temperton) 3:59
  7. "Smilin' on Ya" (George Johnson, Greg Phillinganes, Louis Johnson, Jerry Hey) 3:42
  8. "Closer to the One That You Love" (Rod Temperton, Louis Johnson, George Johnson) 3:11
  9. "Celebrations" (Rod Temperton, Louis Johnson, George Johnson) 4:26

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 5
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1980 "Light Up the Night" 16
"Stomp!" 7 1 1
"Treasure" 73 36

External links

References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Brothers Johnson: Light Up the Night > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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