Lovelite

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| 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

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| length1 = 6:47

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{{tracklist

| headline = Side two

| title1 = Lovelite

| note1 = Instrumental

| length1 = 6:47

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Chart positions

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Chart (1984)

!Peak
position [http://www.allmusic.com/song/lovelite-t1500726 Allmusic] - O'Bryan. Retrieved 2011-15-12

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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Category:1984 singles

Category:1984 songs

Category:Capitol Records singles