It's Your Night

It's Your Night is the debut album by American singer-songwriter James Ingram, released by Qwest Records/Warner Records on July 27, 1983. The album was commercially successful, as it peaked at number 46 on the Billboard 200 album chart and reached number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in early 1984, making this his highest-charting album and only RIAA-certified album.

The aforementioned album and its parent singles were nominated for quadruple Grammy Awards for both 1984 and 1985, with "Yah Mo B There" winning for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.

Reception
It is also his first on Qwest Records, which was run by Quincy Jones. It features the song "Yah Mo B There", which is a duet with singer Michael McDonald. It has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and is his highest-charting album ever.

Track listing
All tracks are produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel

 * James Ingram – lead vocals, synthesizers (1, 2, 8), synth bass (1), arrangements (1, 2), backing vocals (2, 8), keyboards (8)
 * Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1–3, 8)
 * Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 4), synthesizers (1, 4, 6), acoustic piano (6)
 * Mark Vieha – synthesizers (1), arrangements (1)
 * Craig Hundley – synthesizer programming (1, 4-6), synthesizers (4)
 * Quincy Jones – arrangements (1–3, 7, 9), African voices (2), electric piano (3)
 * Michael McDonald – synthesizers (2), arrangements (2), lead and backing vocals (2)
 * Rod Temperton – synthesizers (2, 6), arrangements (2)
 * Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3, 8), arrangements (3)
 * Don Dorsey – synthesizers (3)
 * David Paich – synthesizers (3, 7, 9), arrangements (7)
 * David Foster – keyboards (5), synthesizers (5), acoustic piano (9), arrangements (9)
 * Ian Underwood – synthesizer programming (5, 6)
 * Jimmy Smith – organ (6), synthesizers (6)
 * Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming (7, 9)
 * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 4, 8, 9)
 * Larry Carlton – guitars (3)
 * George Doering – guitars (9)
 * Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 8)
 * Abe Laboriel – bass guitar (7)
 * Nathan East – bass guitar (9)
 * Harvey Mason Sr. – drums (1)
 * John Robinson – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
 * Raymond Calhoun – drums (3)
 * Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (9)
 * Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (2, 4, 5, 8)


 * Steve Ray – fingerpopper (8)
 * Ernie Watts – tenor sax solo (4)
 * Larry Williams – saxophones (4, 6)
 * Tom Scott – lyricon (5), saxophones (6), lyricon solo (8)
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (4, 6)
 * Gary Grant – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4)
 * Jerry Hey – trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (4)
 * Johnny Mandel – arrangements (9)
 * Ollie E. Brown – backing vocals (1)
 * Zane Giles – backing vocals (1)
 * Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (1)
 * Susaye Greene Brown – backing vocals (1)
 * Howard Hewett – backing vocals (1, 6)
 * Bunny Hull – backing vocals (1, 8)
 * David Pack - backing vocals (2)
 * Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (1)
 * Augie Johnson – backing vocals (1)
 * Valerie Johnson – backing vocals (1)
 * Scherrie Payne – backing vocals (1)
 * Luther Vandross – backing vocals (1)
 * Tom Bahler – backing vocals (6)
 * Linda Harmon – backing vocals (6)
 * Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (6)
 * Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (8)
 * Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (8)
 * Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (8)
 * Patti Austin – lead and backing vocals (9)

Production

 * Producer – Quincy Jones
 * Co-Producer on Track 9 – Johnny Mandel
 * Production Assistants – Steve Ray and Mark Ross
 * Tracks 1-8 recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien
 * Track 9 recorded by Joel Moss
 * Additional Recording and Technical Director – Matt Forger


 * Assistant Engineers – Steve Bates, Ric Butz, Mark Ettel and Greg Laney.
 * Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
 * Art Direction – Simon Levy and Jeri McManus
 * Design – Jeri McManus
 * Photography – Matthew Rolston
 * Sleeve Notes – James Ingram and Quincy Jones

Popular culture
The song "Whatever We Imagine" was used as the closing theme for both 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and 1986 NBA Finals for CBS Sports.