Lovelite
{{Infobox song
| name = Lovelite
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| type = single
| artist = O'Bryan
| album = Be My Lover
| released = 1984
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| length = 6:47 (Vocal, 12")
3:59 (single edit)
| label = Capitol Records (US V-8583)
| writer = Don Cornelius, O'Bryan McCoy Burnette Jr.
| producer = Friendship Producers Company, O'Bryan
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"Lovelite" is a 1984 single by the artist O'Bryan. The single was his fifth entry on the R&B chart and his only number-one hit, where it placed at the top spot for one week. "Lovelite" did not chart on the Hot 100.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=436}} "Lovelite" was produced by O'Bryan and was written by O'Bryan along with Don Cornelius.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits|last=White |first=Adam |last2=Bronson |first2=Fred |author-link=Adam White (author)|authorlink2= Fred Bronson |year=1993 |publisher=Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York |page=329}}
The song's original music video became one of the first R&B videos to be banned from MTV, due to extensive nudity.
Track listing
- 12" single{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/OBryan-Lovelite/release/190544|title=Lovelite - O'Bryan at Discogs|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=December 14, 2011}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Lovelite
| note1 =
| length1 = 6:47
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{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Lovelite
| note1 = Instrumental
| length1 = 6:47
}}
Chart positions
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Chart (1984)
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U.S. Billboard (Bubbling Under) Hot 100
| style="text-align:center;"|#101 |
U.S. Billboard Black Singles
|align="center"|#1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
| style="text-align:center;"|#37 |
References
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