Music and Lights

"Music and Lights"
Single by Imagination
from the album In the Heat of the Night
Released	11 June 1982[1]
Genre	Post-disco R&B funk
Length	5:22
Label	R&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 (GfK)[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. "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.