Night Dubbing

Night Dubbing
Night Dubbing
Remix album by Imagination
Released	6 May 1983
Recorded	1981–1982
Studio	Red Bus (London)
Genre	Post-disco; funk; soul;
Length	41:53
Label	R&B
Producer	Jolley & Swain
Imagination chronology

Night Dubbing is the debut remix album by British soul/dance group Imagination, produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released in 1983. The album consists of dub remixes of tracks from Imagination's first two albums, Body Talk and In the Heat of the Night, and reached No 9 on the UK Albums chart.

All tracks from this album are available on the United Kingdom 2CD compilation set Just an Illusion: The Very Best of Imagination.

Reception[edit]

Andy Kellman of Allmusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and said: "Though it hits more often than it misses, Night Dubbing is of value to DJs and completists only."^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Number One	^[4]
Record Mirror	^[5]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Flashback"	Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram, Errol Kennedy	4:50
2.	"Just an Illusion"	Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram	6:37
3.	"Music and Lights"	Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram	5:35
4.	"So Good, So Right"	Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram, Kennedy	4:37

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Body Talk"	Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram	4:46
6.	"Heart 'n' Soul"	Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram	4:09
7.	"Changes"	Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram	6:27
8.	"Burnin' Up"	Jolley, Swain, John, Ingram, Kennedy	4:52
Total length:			41:53

Personnel[edit]

Technical

Steve Jolley – producer, arrangement, remix (all except 7)
Tony Swain – producer, arrangement, remix (all except 7)
Richard Lengyel – remix (all except 7)
Larry Levan – remix (7)
Tony Bridge – mastering
Diane Waller – cover design, production and direction
Tim Gates – cover design, production and direction
Phil Surbey – photography
All tracks remixed at Red Bus Studios, London, except "Changes", remixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York

References[edit]

^ Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com
^ ^a ^b Night Dubbing at AllMusic
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
^ "Albums". Number One: 37. 14 May 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.
^ "Albums". Record Mirror: 16. 14 May 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.

[1] Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com

[OMG-2] Night Dubbing at AllMusic

[3] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.

[4] "Albums". Number One: 37. 14 May 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.

[5] "Albums". Record Mirror: 16. 14 May 1983. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via flickr.com.

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v t e Imagination
Leee John Ashley Ingram Errol Kennedy
Studio albums	Body Talk (1981) In the Heat of the Night (1982) Scandalous (New Dimension) (1983) Trilogy (1986) Closer (1987)
"Best of" albums	Night Dubbing (1983) Imagination - All The Hits (1989)
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"
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