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", the acclaimed R&B-dance track peaked at No. 5 on both the R&B and ''

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'' charts, and it also scored number 70 on the Billboard pop charts. "Shake It Up Tonight" appears on Lynn's LP ''In the Night'', and was written by Mike and Brenda Sutton. The B-side is "Baby", written by Cheryl Lynn and Ray Parker Jr. The ready-made disco song was a moderate success. It became a defining song for Lynn. The 7" version of the song was recorded and produced by

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who has worked with her. The 12" version was mixed and produced by Ray Parker Jr. The song was especially popular in the Los Angeles market. During late August it peaked at number 5 on KUTE and number 11 on KRLA.

Composition

"Shake It Up Tonight" has instrumentation that includes a dance beat, strings and percussion.

Personnel

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- Lead vocals, backing vocals * Greg Moore - Guitar *

- Guitar, percussion arranger *Darren Carmichael -

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*Michael Sutton - Acoustic piano *Allen McGrier - Bass *George Mitchell - Drums * Ollie E. Brown - Percussion * Arnell D. Carmichael, J.D. Nicholas, Sharon Jack - Backing vocals *

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- String arrangements

Chart performance

7" version

# Shake It Up Tonight – 3:58 # Baby – 4:20

12" version

# "Shake It Up Tonight" – 5:42 # "Star Love" – 7:23

Sampling

This song has been sampled three times: * "Party Right" by

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featuring Kya * "Get Ready" by

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* "Party Right" by

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* Jamaican singer Luciano covered the song as a number-one reggae hit in 1993.

References

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