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Nighttime Lover

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"Nighttime Lover"
Single by The System
from the album Don't Disturb This Groove
Released1987
Recorded1986
Genre
Length5:23 (album version)
4:10 (Radio mix)
LabelAtlantic DMD-1067
Songwriter(s)David Frank, Mic Murphy
Producer(s)The System
The System singles chronology
"Don't Disturb This Groove"
(1987)
"Nighttime Lover"
(1987)
"Coming to America"
(1988)

"Nighttime Lover" is an R&B song by American duo The System, from the 1987 album Don't Disturb This Groove. The song was written by the group's members, David Frank and Mic Murphy.

In 1987, the smooth, urban-infused tune reached number seven on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.[1][2]

Track listing

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1987 release

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12" vinyl
  • US: Atlantic / DMD-1067
Side A
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Nighttime Lover"Vocal/Extended Remix3:45
Side B
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Nighttime Lover"Edited3:58
2."Nighttime Lover"Radio Mix4:10
3."Nighttime Lover"Dub4:30
4."Nighttime Lover"A Cappella3:06

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[2][1] 7

References

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  1. ^ a b "AMG: Don't Disturb This Groove". All Music Guide, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  2. ^ a b Jancik, Wayne (1998). The Billboard book of one-hit wonders (2nd ed.). California, U.S.: Billboard Books, 1998, the University of California. p. 451. ISBN 0-8230-7622-9.
  3. ^ The System- Don't Disturb this Groove vinyl LP liner notes. Accessed 9-25-2011.