In the Night (Cheryl Lynn album)
# In the Night (Cheryl Lynn album)

In the Night is the third studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter Cheryl Lynn, released on Columbia Records in April 1981. The album includes the hit Soul/dance track "Shake It Up Tonight" which reached to number five on both the Soul and Dance charts. In The Night was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

In The Night received favorable reviews from critics.

## Track listing

* "Shake It Up Tonight" – 5:41 (Michael and Brenda Sutton)
* "Show You How" – 4:06 (Cheryl Lynn, John Barnes, Linda Booth)
* "In the Night" – 4:27 (Ray Parker Jr.)
* "Hurry Home" – 4:22 (Lynn, Greg Jackson)
* "I'm on Fire" – 4:22 (Parker Jr.)
* "With Love on Our Side" – 4:21 (Parker Jr., Kamau Peterson)
* "If You'll Be True to Me" – 4:06 (Lynn, Parker Jr.)
* "What's on Your Mind" – 4:06 (Lynn, George Dream)
* "Baby" – 4:21 (Lynn, Parker Jr.)

## Personnel

* Cheryl Lynn - vocals
* Arnell D. Carmichael, J.D. Nicholas, Sharon Jack - backing vocals
* Ray Parker Jr. - guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion
* Greg Moore, Wah Wah Watson, David T. Walker - guitars
* John Barnes, George Dream, Greg Jackson, Michael Boddicker, Michael Sutton, Darren Carmichael - keyboards, synthesizers
* Sylvester Rivers - piano, synthesized bass
* Marcus Miller, Scott Edwards, Allen McGrier - bass
* George F. Mitchell, James Gadson, Larry Tolbert - drums
* Ollie E. Brown - percussion
* Strings arranged by Gene Page

## Charts

| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Billboard Top LPs & Tapes | 13 |
| Top Soul LPs | 14 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance |
| 1981 | "Shake It Up Tonight" | 70 | 5 | 5 |
