"Dancing in the Sheets" is a song written by Bill Wolfer and Dean Pitchford and recorded by American R&B group

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. It was featured on the chart-topping soundtrack album of the 1984 motion picture ''

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'' and was also the first single from their album '' Heartbreak'', featuring the new line-up of

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, Delisa Davis and Micki Free. A music video was made featuring the new line-up and did not feature any footage from the film. "Dancing in the Sheets" was a top 20 hit on the ''

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'' charts, peaking at No. 17 on the

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and reaching No. 18 on the

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chart. On the

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, the song climbed to No. 41. An extended 12" version of the song was made available as one of four bonus tracks on the 15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition re-release of the soundtrack in 1998.

Personnel

*Bill Wolfer - synthesizer * David Williams - guitar * Micki Free - guitar *

- vocals, background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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