Reggae Night

"Reggae Night" is a 1983 single by reggae artist Jimmy Cliff, from his album The Power and the Glory. It was released by Columbia Records in the USA, Canada and Mexico and in most European countries on CBS Records.[1] Written by Amir Bayyan and La Toya Jackson,[2] it became an international hit for Jimmy Cliff.

This article is about the 1983 Jimmy Cliff single. For the 2004 compilation album, see Reggae Night (album).

"Reggae Night"
Single by Jimmy Cliff
from the album The Power and the Glory
Released	1983
Genre	Reggae dance
Label	Columbia (North America) CBS Records (Europe)
Songwriter(s)	Amir Bayyan La Toya Jackson
Producer(s)	Jim Bonnefond Ronald Bell Amir Bayyan
Music video
"Reggae Night" on YouTube

Track list

1. "Reggae Night" (3:58)
2. "Reggae Night (instrumental)" (3:58)

Covers and adaptations

The song has been covered by a number of artists. It has been covered by American singer La Toya Jackson, who co-wrote the song, on her album "No Relations".[3] German project Beat System also covered the song.[4] Algerian raï artist Cheb Tarik adapted it in his debut single that includes additional lyrics in Arabic and French.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1983–1984) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 5 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[6] 4 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 26 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 40 France (IFOP)[9] 2 Italy (FIMI)[10] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 1 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[14] 2 US Billboard Hot Black Singles[15] 89 West Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 35 Year-end charts Chart (1984) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 91 France (IFOP)[18] 11 Italy (FIMI)[10] 44 See also List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand) References "Jimmy Cliff – Reggae Night". Discogs. Retrieved 6 January 2014. Clarke, Donald (1998). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Penguin Books. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-1405-1370-7. "La Toya Jackson's Reggae Night cover of Jimmy Cliff's Reggae Night". WhoSampled. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Beat System's Reggae Night cover of Jimmy Cliff's Reggae Night". WhoSampled. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Ultratop.be – Jimmy Cliff – Reggae Night" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Radio 2 Top 30 : 28 januari 1984" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6724." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6742." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Jimmy Cliff" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "I singoli più venduti del 1984" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jimmy Cliff - Reggae Night" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jimmy Cliff – Reggae Night" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Charts.nz – Jimmy Cliff – Reggae Night". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (C)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Jimmy Cliff – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jimmy Cliff – Reggae Night". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 February 2019. "Jaaroverzichten 1984" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 January 2014. "TOP – 1984" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 6 January 2014.