Dancin' in the Key of Life

{{Infobox album

| name = Dancin' in the Key of Life

| type = studio

| artist = Steve Arrington

| cover =Dancin' in the Key of Life.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1985

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = {{hlist|Dawnbreaker Studios (San Fernando, CA)|Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA)}}

| genre = Soul

| length = 41:40

| label = Atlantic

| producer = {{hlist|Keg Johnson|Wilmer Raglin}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = The Jammin' National Anthem

| next_year = 1986

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dancin-in-the-key-of-life-mw0000854259|title=Dancin' in the Key of Life|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2012-11-18}}

|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide

|rev2score = A−{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=A&bk=80|chapter=A|accessdate=August 16, 2020|title=Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s|publisher=Pantheon Books|year=1990|isbn=0-679-73015-X|via=robertchristgau.com}}

|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=24}}

}}

Dancin' in the Key of Life is the debut solo studio album (not including two albums released earlier in the decade with Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame) by American R&B/soul singer Steve Arrington.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steve-arrington-mn0000028619/biography|title=Steve Arrington | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}} It was released in 1985 via Atlantic Records, and was produced by Keg Johnson and Wilmer Raglin. The album peaked at number 185 on the Billboard 200{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/steve-arrington/chart-history/billboard-200/song/312045|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303061830/https://www.billboard.com/music/steve-arrington/chart-history/billboard-200/song/312045|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2018|title=Steve Arrington Dancin' In The Key Of Life Chart History|work=Billboard 200|access-date=December 6, 2017}} and number 32 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/steve-arrington/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/376215|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308022546/https://www.billboard.com/music/steve-arrington/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/376215|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2018|title=Steve Arrington Dancin' In The Key Of Life Chart History|work=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|access-date=December 6, 2017}} Its self-titled lead single peaked at #68 on the Hot 100{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/steve-arrington/chart-history/hot-100/song/333104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303061841/https://www.billboard.com/music/steve-arrington/chart-history/hot-100/song/333104|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2018|title=Steve Arrington Dancin' In The Key Of Life Chart History|work=Billboard Hot 100|access-date=December 6, 2017}} and #8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/steve-arrington/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/333104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308032604/https://www.billboard.com/music/steve-arrington/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/333104|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2018|title=Steve Arrington Dancin' In The Key Of Life Chart History|work=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|access-date=December 6, 2017}}