Ron Rogers - wikipedia Ron Rogers For the rugby union player, see Ron Rogers ( rugby ). Ronald Bruce Rogers ( born November 5, 1952 ), better known as Ron Rogers or Ronnie Rogers, is a songwriter, composer, recording artist and record producer from New York City. His career spanned from the late 1970s until the 1990s. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected discography 3 References 4 External links Life and career Rogers was born in Soundview, South Bronx, New York in 1952. After recording a debut RCA Victor LP entitled Gichy Dan 's Beechwood # 9, co-produced with songwriter August Darnell, Rogers composed the words and music to Don Armando 's hit `` Deputy of Love '', which reached number one on the Billboard U.S. dance chart. Following this initial success, Michael Zilkha, founder of ZE Records, began publishing Rogers ' compositions through Island Records. The compositions were recorded on 24 - track analog recording decks by New York session musicians, including Rogers multitracking on piano, drums and vocals. Among the disco - inspired recordings were : `` Spooks In Space '' by The Aural Exciters, written by Rogers ; Gichy Dan 's `` Cowboys and Gangsters '', written and produced by Rogers ; and Rogers ' own solo EP `` Do n't Play With My Emotions '', all released on ZE Records / Arista Records / Island Records. Rogers went on to compose, produce and perform on recordings including `` The Lifeboat Party '', lead track of the Kid Creole and the Coconuts album Doppelganger ; `` Gina Gina '', from Kid Creole 's Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places LP ; `` City Nights / Manhattan Cafe 's '' and `` In The Middle Of The Night '', released on Rogers ' own Blue Chip record label, featuring vocalist Cory Daye of Dr. Buzzard 's Original Savannah Band ; and Elbow Bones and the Racketeers ' Top 40 hit `` A Night In New York '', co-written with lyricist D. Clarkin and released on EMI. In total Rogers has writing or production credits on over 30 recordings. Selected discography * ( # ) X = denotes re-issues / remixes + number of releases Year Song ( s ) Producer ( s ) Written By Artist Title / Label 1979 Deputy of Love * ( 8 ) August Darnell / Andy Hernandez Ron Rogers Don Armando Don Armando 's Rhumba Band / Ze Records 1978 all cuts Ron Rogers / August Darnell August Darnell Gichy Dan Gichy Dan 's Beechwood # 9 / RCA The Lifeboat Party * 3X August Darnell Ron Rogers / August Darnell Kid Creole and the Coconuts Doppelganger ZE / Island Records 1984 Take Me For A Night In NY * 2X August Darnell Ron Rogers / D. Clarkin Elbow Bones and the Racketeers New York At Dawn / EMI America Cowboys & Gangsters * 5X Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Gichy Dan Gichy Dan / ZE / Island Records 1979 Spooks In Space * 5X Bob Blank Ron Rogers Aural Exciters Spooks In Space / ZE So Far So Good * 2X Ron Rogers Ron Rogers August Darnell Kid Creole I Too Have Seen The Woods / Sire Records 1986 City Nights / Manhattan Cafe 's Ron Rogers Ron Rogers / B.D. Hutz Cory Daye Cory Daye / Profile Records Gina Gina August Darnell Ron Rogers / August Darnell Kid Creole and the Coconuts Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places / Ze Records In The Middle Of The Night - all cuts Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Cory Daye In The Middle of the Night / Blue Chip / Profile Records Do n't Play With My Emotions * ( 2 ) - all cuts Ron Rogers / Vince Traina Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Do n't Play With My Emotions / ZE / Island Records Piranana * ( 2 ) - all cuts Ron Rogers Ron Rogers / Caroline Loeb Caroline Loeb Piranana / ZE 1995 Dr. Paradise Ron Rogers August Darnell Kid Creole Private Waters in the Great Divide / Columbia 1995 Calling Out to Marlboro Ron Rogers August Darnell Ron Rogers Kid Creole Traveling Sideways / -- - Naughty Boy / YA YA Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Mutant Disco / Strut Records 2009 Various cuts Ron Rogers Ron Rogers Compilation Zevolution / Strut Records References Jump up ^ BMI Jump up ^ Gichy Dan Jump up ^ Recording Engineer Interview Jump up ^ `` The Lifeboat Party '' Jump up ^ Kid Creole Website Jump up ^ `` Gina Gina '' Jump up ^ City Nights / Manhattan Cafe 's Jump up ^ `` Middle Of The Night '' Jump up ^ Blue Chip Label Jump up ^ Discogs Jump up ^ Doppelganger Credits Jump up ^ Ze Records Jump up ^ Ze Records Jump up ^ Discogs Jump up ^ Ze Records Jump up ^ Ze Records Jump up ^ Discogs Jump up ^ Discogs Jump up ^ Discogs Jump up ^ Discogs External links Ron Rogers MUSIC. COM Ron Rogers SONGS. COM Ron Rogers Discography Listen To : `` The Lifeboat Party '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ron_Rogers&oldid=794210829 '' Categories : 1952 births Living people People from the Bronx Musicians from New York City American record producers ZE Records artists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 August 2017, at 16 : 06. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang take me for a night in new york
Answer: Elbow Bones and the Racketeers