STORY BEHIND THE SONG

Anything you can tell me about Nightshift, by The Commodores? – H

The soul group struggled for hits after Lionel Richie left to go solo. But they did strike it big in 1984 with Nightshift, a tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson (by namechecking Gaye’s What’s Going On and Wilson’s Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher And Higher). Drummer Walter Orange and former Diana Ross back-up singer JD Nicholas shared vocal duties.