"Night Games" is a song written by Blake Mevis and

Norro Wilson Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 yea ...

, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Reco ...

. It was released in May 1983 as the first single and title track from the album '' Night Games''. Pride's 29th and final number one hit on the ''Billboard'' country music charts, the single peaked at number one for one week and spent a total of 13 weeks on the country chart. It was the last country song by a solo black artist to reach number one on the country charts until "

Don't Think I Don't Think About It "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" is a song recorded by American country music artist Darius Rucker, lead singer of the band Hootie & the Blowfish. The song, co-written by Rucker and Clay Mills, was released in May 2008 as Rucker's first single ...

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Darius Rucker Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Ca ...

achieved the feat in 2008.

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1983 singles 1983 songs Ray Stevens songs Charley Pride songs Songs written by Norro Wilson Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson RCA Records singles Songs written by Blake Mevis {{1983-country-song-stub