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Dancing in the Sheets
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Wikipedia article
"'Dancing in the Sheets'" is a song written by Bill Wolfer and Dean Pitchford and recorded by American R&B group Shalamar. It was featured on the chart-topping soundtrack album of the 1984 motion picture 'Footloose' and was also the first single from their album 'Heartbreak', featuring the new line-up of Howard Hewett, Delisa Davis and Micki Free. A music video was made featuring the new line-up and did not feature any footage from the film.
"Dancing in the Sheets" was a top 20 hit on the 'Billboard' charts, peaking at No. 17 on the Hot 100 and reaching No. 18 on the Hot Black singles chart. On the UK Singles Chart, the song climbed to No. 41.
An extended 12" version of the song was made available as one of four bonus tracks on the 15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition re-release of the soundtrack in 1998.
Personnel
*Bill Wolfer - synthesizer
*David Williams - guitar
*Micki Free - guitar
*Howard Hewett - vocals, background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:Songs about dancing
Category:Shalamar songs
Category:1984 songs
Category:1984 singles
Category:Songs written by Dean Pitchford
Category:Songs from Footloose
Category:Columbia Records singles
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