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Night Nurse (Gregory Isaacs song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Night Nurse'" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Gregory Isaacs, released as a single in 1982 after signing to Island Records. It is the title track of his 1982 album of the same name, which was a top 40 hit on the UK Albums Chart. At the time, "Night Nurse" was hugely popular in the clubs and received heavy radio play. The song was later used in adverts for a GlaxoSmithKline cold and flu remedy of the same name on British TV and radio. A cover version in 1997 by Sly and Robbie featuring Simply Red became a hit single in the UK.
BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Chris Goldfinger picked "Night Nurse" as one of his favourites in 1996, adding, "Gregory has a unique voice and singing style. I love the lyrics. Gregory is always my all-time favourite."
Sly and Robbie version
{{Infobox song
| name = Night Nurse
| cover = Sly_and_Robbie_featuring_Simply_Red-Night_Nurse.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sly and Robbie featuring Simply Red
| album = Friends 'and' Blue
| released = September 1997
| recorded =
| genre = Reggae
| length =
| label = EastWest
| writer = Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise
| producer = Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare
| chronology = Sly and Robbie
| prev_title = Boops (Here to Go)
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Superthruster
| next_year = 1999
| misc =
}}
"Night Nurse" was covered by Jamaican duo Sly and Robbie featuring English band Simply Red. It was released as a single in 1997 and appears on Sly and Robbie's album, 'Friends' (1997), as well as Simply Red's sixth album, 'Blue' (1998). The song reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1997, and remained on the chart for 8 weeks. It is Sly and Robbie's second biggest hit in the United Kingdom, after 1987's "Boops (Here to Go)" at No. 12. It also became Simply Red's sixteenth non-consecutive top 20 hit in the UK.
The song also reached No. 44 in New Zealand, and No. 84 in Germany.
Critical reception
Gene Armstrong from 'Arizona Daily Star' described the song as "a hip-hop interpration", "with heady strings striating the percolating reggae riddims."Armstrong, Gene (June 13, 1998). "Tracks". p. D. 'Arizona Daily Star'. Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote, "Simply Red's Mick Hucknall presents a great rendition of Gregory Isaacs' gem "Night Nurse", the first single from Sly & Robbie's latest set, "'Friends'". Still steeped in Isaacs' vivid lyrical imagery (the track still plays like a classic love story that never made it to the screen), the song will be opened up to newer, younger audiences by Hucknall's pop influence. Dedicated Isaacs fans will also appreciate the authenticity Sly & Robbie impose on the track, as well as the various updated slants." Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' commented, "Although the production is very much a state of the art high tech job, they have managed to retain the rootsy feel that made the original so great in the first place."Track listings
* 'UK/Europe CD1 single'# "Night Nurse" (Radio Mix) - 3:54
# "Night Nurse" (Dub with Vocal Mix) - 3:53
# "Night Nurse" (Jah Wobble Radio Mix) - 3:46
# "Night Nurse" (Jah Wobble 12" Mix) - 8:22
* 'UK CD2 single'
# "Night Nurse" (Sly and Robbie Radio Mix) - 3:53
# "Night Nurse" (Sly and Robbie Dub Mix) - 3:53
# "Night Nurse" (On-U Sound 12" Mix) - 4:57
# "Night Nurse" (On-U Sound Dub the Patient Mix) - 4:56
# "Night Nurse" (Groove Corporation Intellectual Beauty Mix) - 6:43
# "Night Nurse" (Groove Corporation Zionic Man Mix) - 6:44
# "Night Nurse" (Delano Dancehall Mix) - 4:42
Charts
References
Category:1982 songs
Category:1982 singles
Category:1997 singles
Category:Sly and Robbie songs
Category:Simply Red songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Sly & Robbie
Category:Mango Records singles
Category:Island Records singles
Category:East West Records singles
Category:Jamaican reggae songs
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