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Bill "Wolf" Wolfer created an electronic cover of the song for his 1983 debut album Wolf. [13] [14] The single peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1983, as well as number 47 on the R&B Charts. [15] Michael Jackson provided backing vocals. [16] The group Was (Not Was) covered the song on their 1990 album Are You Okay?. Their ...
"Dancing in the Sheets" is a song written by Bill Wolfer [1] and Dean Pitchford [2] and recorded by American R&B group Shalamar. [3] It was featured on the chart-topping soundtrack album of the 1984 motion picture Footloose [4] and was also the first single from their Gold selling album Heartbreak, [5] featuring the new line-up of Howard Hewett, [6] Delisa Davis and Micki Free. [7]
Bill Wolfer – keyboards, drum programming, synthesizers; David Williams – rhythm guitar on "Wild Animal" Ed Sanders – recording, mixing, additional vocals on "Flippin' Out" Robbie Bruce – male vocals on "Strap On 'Robbie Baby'" Julian Jackson – male vocals on "Crazy Maybe" Morris Day – male vocals on "Mechanical Emotion" Technical
The song was co-written and produced by Bill Wolfer and released as a single. To help promote the soundtrack album release, Vanity appeared on various talk shows including The Merv Griffin Show , in which she discussed the film and also performed the song. [ 3 ]
As keyboard player Bill Wolfer recalled in a 2014 interview, he and Jackson worked on a rough sketch of the song based on the original acoustic demo with McCartney, Jackson's intention being to present the latter his vision for the song.
Henderson sang on the Bill Wolfer single "Call Me" which was released in 1982. It was reviewed in the 20 November issue of Cash Box. With the r&b / jazz edge noted, the similarity between Henderson's vocals and Michael McDonald's were also noted. [17]
Bill Wolfer – composer (tracks: 2, 3) Vanity – composer, producer; Bill Wolfer – producer, arranger; Charts. Chart (1984) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100:
However, the synthesizer player Bill Wolfer disputed this, saying he played the CS-80 chords on both on the demo and the album version, and that Boddicker was misremembering the session: "Everyone who worked with Michael Jackson knows that he didn't play keys but a tiny bit, and never played them on a record!"