Commodores - Nightshift

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A1	Animal Instinct Arranged By – Peter Wolf Lead Vocals – Walter*Written-By – M. Page*	4:54
A2	Nightshift Arranged By – Peter Wolf Lead Vocals – J.D.*, Walter*Written-By – D. Lambert*, F. Golde*, W. Orange*	5:03
A3	I Keep Running Arranged By – Harold Hudson, Paul Fox, William King Co-producer – William King Lead Vocals – J.D.*Written-By – H. Hudson*, S. King*, W. King*	4:11
A4	Lay Back Arranged By – Peter Wolf Lead Vocals – J.D.*Written-By – D. Lambert*, F. Golde*, M. Page*, M. Williams*	5:01
B1	Slip Of The Tongue Arranged By – Peter Wolf Lead Vocals – Walter*Written-By – L. Macaluso*, P. Beckett*	3:53
B2	Play This Record Twice Arranged By – Paul M. Jackson Jr.*Lead Vocals – Walter*Written-By – K. Smith*, R. LaPread*	4:22
B3	Janet Arranged By – Paul FoxLead Vocals – Walter*Written-By – B. Caldwell*, F. Golde*, P. Fox*	3:41
B4	The Woman In My Life Arranged By – Peter Wolf Lead Vocals – Walter*Written-By – K. Stegall*, P. Henderson*	3:34
B5	Lightin' Up The Night Arranged By – Jeff LorberArranged By [Horns] – Jerry HeyLead Vocals – Walter*Written-By – D. Warren*, J. Lorber*	4:02

Companies, etc.

• Licensed To – RPM Record Company (Pty) Ltd.
• Distributed By – RPM Record Company (Pty) Ltd.
• Produced For – Tuneworks
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Corporation
• Printed By – Artone Press
• Recorded At – Soundcastle
• Mixed At – Soundcastle
• Mastered At – Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios

Credits

• Art Direction – Johnny Lee
• Backing Vocals – Ambrose Price, Darryl Phinnessee, David Swanson, Dennis Lambert, Doris Garrett, Gregory Alexander, Patricia Hamlin, Phillip Ingram, Sheldon Reynolds, Siedah Garrett, Tracee Augcomfar
• Bass – "Ready" Freddie Washington*, Neil Stubenhaus
• Bass, Backing Vocals – Ronald LaPread
• Design – Janet Levinson
• Drums – John Robinson , Vinnie Coliuta*
• Drums, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Walter "Clyde" Orange*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Bino Espinoza, Fred Law
• Engineer [Associate] – Paul Ericksen
• Engineer, Producer [Associate] – Jeremy Smith
• Guitar – Peter Maunu
• Guitar, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Bass, Drums] – Paul M. Jackson Jr.*
• Keyboards – Milan Williams
• Keyboards, Backing Vocals – William "Wak" King*
• Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programmed By [Bass, Drums] – Peter Wolf
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – J.D. Nicholas
• Mastered By – John Matousek
• Percussion – Paulinho da Costa
• Photography By – Ron Slenzak
• Producer, Synthesizer, Percussion, Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Dennis Lambert
• Saxophone – Gary Herbig, Larry Williams
• Synthesizer – Harold Hudson
• Synthesizer, Programmed By [Bass, Drums] – Jeff Lorber, Paul Fox
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey

Notes

- Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records, Inc.
- Siedah Garrett, Phillip Ingram & Darryl Phinnessee appear courtesy of Qwest Records
- John Robinson appears courtesy of Warner Bros, Records, Inc.
- Jeff Lorber appears courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

℗ 1984 Motown Recorded Corporation - A2, A3
℗ 1985 Motown Recorded Corporation

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 1 134945
• Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): TMC 5477A
• Matrix / Runout (Label, Side B): TMC 5477B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A - etched): TMC 5477 - A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B - etched): TMC 5477-B
• Price Code (circled - bottom right back cover): D

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6124ML	Commodores	Nightshift ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	6124ML	US	1985
MLP-2822	Commodores	Nightshift ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	MLP-2822	Philippines	1985
3746354002	Commodores	Nightshift ‎(CD, Album)	Motown	3746354002	US	Unknown
SFL-6124, SFL 6124	Commodores	Nightshift ‎(LP, Album)	Starcall Victor, Motown	SFL-6124, SFL 6124	Australia	1985
42.299-8, 42999-8	Commodores	Nightshift ‎(LP, Album, Club)	Motown, Motown	42.299-8, 42999-8	Germany	1985

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