| "Night Time Lover" | ||||
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| Single byLa Toya Jackson | ||||
| from the albumLa Toya Jackson | ||||
| B-side | "Lovely Is She" | |||
| Released | 1980 (1980) | |||
| Studio | Hayvenhurst (Encino, Los Angeles)[1] | |||
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| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| Producer(s) | Michael Jackson | |||
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"Night Time Lover" is a song by American singerLa Toya Jackson, released as the second single from hereponymous debut album (1980).
The track was produced and co-written by her brother, fellow singerMichael Jackson, who was credited for background vocals. They originally wrote the song forDonna Summer under the title "Fire Is the Feeling".[1]
Bobby DeBarge of bandSwitch, La Toya's love interest at the time, wrote the 1980 song "You and I" in response. The song begins: "You know, I was listening to the radio the other day, and I heard the words that you said, that I'm yournight time lover."[2]
La Toya performed the song on the November 10, 1980 episode of the Dutch TV programTopPop, and a month later on the December 13 episode ofAmerican Bandstand.[3]
In a review forAllMusic, editor Justin Kantor states that "Night Time Lover" is "another primer [...] a softly seductive, simultaneously kinetic number produced by brother Michael."[4]
| Chart (1980–1981) | Peak position |
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| USCash Box Black Contemporary Top 100[5] | 60 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 59 |
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