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| "Set the Night to Music" | ||||
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| Single by Starship | ||||
| from the album No Protection | ||||
| B-side | "I Don`t Know Why" | |||
| Released | February 1988 | |||
| Genre | Adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Wolf | |||
| Starship singles chronology | ||||
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Set the Night to Music (with Maxi Priest)
Roberta Flack
Discográfica: RCA · · Productor: Peter Wolf
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For the Roberta Flack album, see Set the Night to Music (album).
| "Set the Night to Music" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Roberta Flack | ||||
| from the album Set the Night to Music | ||||
| B-side | "Natural Thing" | |||
| Released | September 1991 | |||
| Genre | Soul, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 4:39 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
| Producer(s) | Arif Mardin | |||
| Roberta Flack singles chronology | ||||
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"Set the Night to Music" is a song written by Diane Warren and recorded by Starship for their LP, No Protection (1987). It became a major hit for Roberta Flack in 1991. Starship`s original version became a Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number nine in the spring of 1988,[1] and also charted minorly in Canada.[2] The song appeared at the end credits of the 1988 fantasy-comedy film Vice Versa starring Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage.
Cash Box said of the Starship version that "punctuated by lush strings and acoustic guitars, it`s as warm and appealing a ballad as they have ever put on record."[3]
Roberta Flack cover
Roberta Flack covered "Set the Night to Music" as a duet with Maxi Priest. The song is the title track to Flack`s album Set the Night to Music (1991).
Flack`s rendition reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number nine in Canada;[4] it was her final charting Billboard Hot 100 hit. The song was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number two in the U.S. and number one in Canada.[5]
Personnel
- Roberta Flack – lead vocals
- Robbie Kondor – keyboards, programming, arrangements
- Sammy Merendino – drum programming
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
- Arif Mardin – string arrangements and conductor
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster
- Jerry Barnes – backing vocals
- Katreese Barnes – backing vocals
- Maxi Priest – lead vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Starship
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[6] | 92 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] | 9 |
Roberta Flack
| Year-end charts
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For the Roberta Flack album, see Set the Night to Music (album).
| "Set the Night to Music" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Roberta Flack | ||||
| from the album Set the Night to Music | ||||
| B-side | "Natural Thing" | |||
| Released | September 1991 | |||
| Genre | Soul, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 4:39 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
| Producer(s) | Arif Mardin | |||
| Roberta Flack singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Set the Night to Music" is a song written by Diane Warren and recorded by Starship for their LP, No Protection (1987). It became a major hit for Roberta Flack in 1991. Starship`s original version became a Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching number nine in the spring of 1988,[1] and also charted minorly in Canada.[2] The song appeared at the end credits of the 1988 fantasy-comedy film Vice Versa starring Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage.
Cash Box said of the Starship version that "punctuated by lush strings and acoustic guitars, it`s as warm and appealing a ballad as they have ever put on record."[3]
Roberta Flack cover
Roberta Flack covered "Set the Night to Music" as a duet with Maxi Priest. The song is the title track to Flack`s album Set the Night to Music (1991).
Flack`s rendition reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number nine in Canada;[4] it was her final charting Billboard Hot 100 hit. The song was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number two in the U.S. and number one in Canada.[5]
Personnel
- Roberta Flack – lead vocals
- Robbie Kondor – keyboards, programming, arrangements
- Sammy Merendino – drum programming
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
- Arif Mardin – string arrangements and conductor
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster
- Jerry Barnes – backing vocals
- Katreese Barnes – backing vocals
- Maxi Priest – lead vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Starship
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[6] | 92 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] | 9 |
Roberta Flack
| Year-end charts
|
