American R&B soul group Shalamar’s ‘A Night to Remember‘ was played on the latest episode of the superhero series Black Lightning last night — Black Lightning, Season 4, Episode 8, “The Book of Ruin: Chapter Three” — which aired on April 19th, 2021.
Shalamar’s ‘A Night to Remember‘ was released 1982 via the now defunct SOLAR Records label.
The song was the second single from the group’s sixth studio album Friends, and became a big hit for the Grammy Award winning group.
It went on to chart at #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also charted high on both the Hot Soul Singles chart and the Club Play Singles chart.
The track was an even bigger hit in the UK where it peaked at #8 on the UK Singles chart.
Since the Shalamar version of the song ‘A Night to Remember‘ has also been recorded by Liberty X, Maria Lawson, and Mary J. Blige.
The song has also grabbed the attention of numerous industry music supervisors, as it has been featured in the film Think Like a Man Too and the TV show Girlfriends.
Listen to Shalamar’s ‘A Night To Remember‘ from last night’s Black Lightning in the video below and on the group’s album Friends.
As for Black Lightning, the superhero drama is now midway through its final season, with the series finale due to air on May 24th.