Music and Lights

1982 single by Imagination
"Music and Lights"
Single by Imagination
from the album In the Heat of the Night
Released11 June 1982[1]
GenrePost-disco, R&B, funk
Length5:22
LabelR&B
Songwriter(s)
  • Steve Jolley
  • Tony Swain
  • Leee John
  • Ashley Ingram
Producer(s)Jolley & Swain
Imagination singles chronology
"Just an Illusion"
(1982)
"Music and Lights"
(1982)
"In the Heat of the Night"
(1982)

"Music and Lights" is a single by British trio Imagination, released in 1982 by R&B Records. It was composed by the band's members in a collaboration with Jolley & Swain. The song has appeared on their second album titled In the Heat of the Night. "Music and Lights" became a hit that reached number five on the UK singles chart in 1982.[2] It also reached number one in France and Italy.

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Music and Lights" – 3:46
  2. "Music and Lights" (Instrumental) – 3:15

12" single

  1. "Music and Lights" – 5:22
  2. "Music and Lights" (Instrumental) – 4:10

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 10
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[4] 16
France (IFOP)[5] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 5
Italy (FIMI)[7] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 16
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 9
Spain (AFYVE)[11] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 5
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[14] 52
West Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 95
France (IFOP)[17] 15
Italy (FIMI)[18] 17

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 500,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

  • List of number-one hits of 1982 (Italy)
  • List of number-one singles of 1982 (France)

References

  1. ^ Imagination: Scandalous World Tour 83/84, September 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Flickr
  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 juli 1982" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 80" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Music and Light". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  7. ^ "SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959-2006) (parte 3: 1980-1990)". It-charts.150m.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Imagination - Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Imagination – Music And Lights" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Imagination – Music And Lights". VG-lista. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  11. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. ^ "Imagination – Music And Lights". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Imagination – Music And Lights". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  14. ^ "In the Heat of the Night – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Imagination – Music And Lights" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  17. ^ "TOP – 1982" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  18. ^ "I singoli più venduti del 1982" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  19. ^ "French single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights" (in French). InfoDisc. Select IMAGINATION and click OK. 
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Imagination – Music and Lights". British Phonographic Industry.
  • v
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Imagination
Studio albums
  • Body Talk (1981)
  • In the Heat of the Night (1982)
  • Scandalous (New Dimension) (1983)
  • Trilogy (1986)
  • Closer (1987)
"Best of" albums
Singles
  • "Body Talk"
  • "Flashback"
  • "Just an Illusion"
  • "Music and Lights"
  • "In the Heat of the Night"
  • "Burnin' Up"
  • "Changes"
  • "Looking at Midnight"
  • "New Dimension"
  • "State Of Love"
  • "Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee"
  • "Thank You My Love"
  • "Instinctual"
  • Category