| "Nite and Day" | ||||
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| Single by Al B. Sure! | ||||
| from the album In Effect Mode | ||||
| Released | February 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | New jack swing R&B |
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| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Al B. Sure!, Kyle West | |||
| Producer | Kyle West Al B. Sure! (co-producer) |
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"Nite and Day" is a 1988 single by Al B. Sure! from the Warner Bros. album In Effect Mode. It reached number seven on the Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
The song was executive produced by Benny Medina and Andre Harrell. It was produced, arranged and musically programmed by Kyle West for Key West International, co-produced and written by Al B. Sure! for Al B. Sure! International and Uptown Enterprises. The song was recorded at Unique Recording Studios.
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In 2009, a cover version by Raheem DeVaughn was leaked as a song off his new "Love & War" mixtape.
R&B and hip-hop duo P.M. Dawn sampled this song on the single "Sometimes I Miss You So Much", from the 1995 album Jesus Wept. They also had Al B. Sure featured on the music video that was shot for the song.
Elements of the song were sampled for L.L. Cool J's Loungin' from the album Mr. Smith.
The song was sampled heavily in "25 Lighters" by DJ DMD featuring Lil' Keke & Fat Pat.
Mannie Fresh interpolated the song in "How We Ride" (2004).
The song was sampled in The Federation's "My Rimz" (2007).
Jobe Jacobs also did a sample on his mixtape, and posted it on Facebook after his release (2010).
The song was sampled in Western Bay Players by the San Francisco hip-hop artist Guce from his Pure Pressure (1995) album.
| Chart (1988) | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 19 |
| Preceded by "Da Butt" by E.U. |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single April 30-May 14, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Mercedes Boy" by Pebbles |