Give Me the Night (George Benson song)

"Give Me the Night"
Single by George Benson
from the album Give Me the Night
B-side	"Dinorah, Dinorah"
Released	June 1980[1]
Genre	Post disco[2]
Length	3:41 3:50 (commercial 7-inch) 4:58 (album) 5:03 (12-inch alternate mix)
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Rod Temperton
Producer(s)	Quincy Jones
George Benson singles chronology
"Hey Girl" (1979) "Give Me the Night" (1980) "Love X Love" (1980)
Music video
"Give Me the Night" on YouTube

"Give Me the Night" is a 1980 song by jazz singer George Benson and is the title track to his 18th studio album Give Me the Night. It went to number 4 in the United States and New Zealand, number 7 in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, number 10 in Australia, number 15 in Ireland, number 3 in France, number 5 in South Africa and number 8 in Norway and was covered by Randy Crawford in 1995.

Track listing

Warner Bros. WBS 49505 (US, 7-inch)

1. "Give Me the Night"
2. "Dinorah, Dinorah"

Qwest/Warner Bros. K 17673 (UK, 7-inch)

1. "Give Me the Night"
2. "Breezin'"

Warner Bros. LV 40 (US, 12-inch)

1. "Give Me the Night" (long version)
2. "The World Is a Ghetto"
3. "Breezin'"

References

1. "Billboard's Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 25. June 21, 1980. p. 99. ISSN 0006-2510.
2. Jones, Rob. "George Benson Plays 'Give Me The Night'". The Delete Bin. Retrieved May 16, 2011.