Music Is the Key (Steve "Silk" Hurley song)

"Music Is the Key"
Single by J.M. Silk
from the album The House Sound Of Chicago
B-side	Remix
Released	July 1985
Format	7" Single 12" Maxi
Recorded	1985
Genre	Chicago house
Length	5:45
Label	D.J. International Records Rams Horn Records
Writer(s)	Steve Hurley
Producer(s)	J.M. Silk Rocky Jones
Steve "Silk" Hurley chronology
"Music Is the Key" (1985) "Shadows of Your Love" (1986)

"Music Is the Key" is the debut single by J.M. Silk, and the first release issued on D.J. International Records in 1985.

The song was written by Steve "Silk" Hurley and successfully entered the US Dance chart, where it climbed to number nine,^[1] while scoring at number eighteen for U.S. Maxi-Singles Sale.^[2]

Credits and personnel

• Keith Nunnally - lead vocal
• Steve Hurley - writer
• J.M. Silk - producer, mix
• Farley "Jack Master" Funk - mix
• Rocky Jones - producer

Official versions

• "Music Is The Key (House Key)" - 9:15
• "Music Is The Key (Basement Key)" - 5:45
• "Music Is The Key (Radio Version)" - 5:50
• "Music Is The Key (Percussapella Key)" - 7:35

Charts and sales

Peak positions

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

External links

• Steve "Silk" Hurley on AllMusic
• J.M. Silk on AllMusic