<P> `` Nightshift '' is a 1985 hit song by the Commodores and the title track from their eleventh album of the same name . The song , written by then lead singer Walter Orange in collaboration with Dennis Lambert and Franne Golde , was a loving tribute to soul / R&B singers Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye , who both died in 1984 . The single was released on January 31 , 1985 in the United States . </P>
<P> `` Nightshift '' is a 1985 hit song by the Commodores and the title track from their eleventh album of the same name . The song , written by then lead singer Walter Orange in collaboration with Dennis Lambert and Franne Golde , was a loving tribute to soul / R&B singers Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye , who both died in 1984 . The single was released on January 31 , 1985 in the United States . </P>
who was the song night shift dedicated to
who was the song night shift dedicated to
Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye
Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye