Set the Night to Music
Encyclopedia
Set the Night to Music is an album released by Roberta Flack
in 1991 on Atlantic Records
. The title track, written by Diane Warren
and originally the 11th track of Starship's 1987 album No Protection, was remade as a duet with Maxi Priest
and reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100
and number 2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary
chart.
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk music...
in 1991 on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. The title track, written by Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
and originally the 11th track of Starship's 1987 album No Protection, was remade as a duet with Maxi Priest
Maxi Priest
Max Alfred "Maxi" Priest is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with a R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre as well as being one of the most...
and reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and number 2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
chart.
Track listing
- "The Waiting Game" (Claude Gaudette, Alan Roy Scott)
- Rap performed by Quincy JonesQuincy JonesQuincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
- Rap performed by Quincy Jones
- "Set the Night to Music" (Diane WarrenDiane WarrenDiane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
)- Duet with Maxi PriestMaxi PriestMax Alfred "Maxi" Priest is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with a R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre as well as being one of the most...
- Duet with Maxi Priest
- "When Someone Tears Your Heart In Two" (Bob GaudioBob GaudioRobert John "Bob" Gaudio is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons.-Early career:...
, Madeline StoneMadeline StoneMadeline Stone is an American songwriter.Stone, who is Jewish, lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and specializes in Christian music.Stone was born in Brooklyn, and reared on Long Island...
) - "Something Your Heart Has Been Telling Me" (Bette MidlerBette MidlerBette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...
, Robert Kraft, Barry Reynolds) - "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (Thomas BellThomas BellThomas Bell may refer to:*Thom Bell , record producer*Thomas Bell Dean of Guernsey 1892-1917*Thomas Bell Thomas Bell may refer to:*Thom Bell (born 1943), record producer*Thomas Bell (Anglican priest) Dean of Guernsey 1892-1917*Thomas Bell (Catholic priest) Thomas Bell may refer to:*Thom Bell...
, Linda CreedLinda CreedLinda Creed also known by her married name Linda Epstein, was an American singer-songwriter and lyricist who teamed up with songwriter-producer Thom Bell to produce some of the most successful Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s.-Career:Born in Philadelphia in 1949, Creed was raised in the...
) - "Unforgettable" (Irving GordonIrving GordonIrving Gordon was an American songwriter.-Biography:Irving Gordon was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he studied violin, and after attending public schools in New York City, went to work in the Catskill Mountains at some of the resort hotels in the area...
; Intro Written by Arif MardinArif MardinArif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
)- Duet with Mark Stevens
- "Summertime" (Sharon Robinson, Leonard CohenLeonard CohenLeonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
) - "Natural Thing" (Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes)
- "My Foolish Heart" (Ned WashingtonNed WashingtonNed Washington was an American lyricist.-Biography:Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962...
, Victor YoungVictor YoungVictor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago.-Biography:...
) - "Friend" (Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes)
- "Always" (Irving Berlin; Closing verse written by Roberta Flack & Barry MilesBarry Miles (musician)Barry Miles is an American pianist, drummer, composer, producer, arranger and author.Miles was born in Newark, New Jersey and grew up in North Plainfield, New Jersey....
)