"Lovelite" | |
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Single by O'Bryan | |
from the album Be My Lover | |
Released | 1984 |
Format | 12", 7" |
Genre | Funk, Boogie |
Length | 6:47 (Vocal, 12") |
Label | Capitol Records (US V-8583) |
Writer(s) | Don Cornelius, O'Bryan McCoy Burnette Jr. |
Producer | Friendship Producers Company, O'Bryan |
"Lovelite" is a 1984 single by R&B/funk artist, O'Bryan. The single was his fifth entry on the R&B chart and his only number-one hit, where it placed at the top spot for one week. "Lovelite" did not chart on the Hot 100.[1]. "Lovelite" was produced by O'Bryan and was written by O'Bryan along with Don Cornelius.[2]
The song's original music video became one of the first R&B videos to be banned from MTV, due to extensive nudity.
Side one | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Lovelite" | 6:47 |
Side two | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Lovelite" (Instrumental) | 6:47 |
Chart (1984) | Peak position [4] |
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U.S. Billboard (Bubbling Under) Hot 100 | #101 |
U.S. Billboard Black Singles | #1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | – |
Preceded by "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams |
Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single June 23, 1984 |
Succeeded by "When Doves Cry" by Prince |