Night Time Is the Right Time - wikipedia Night Time Is the Right Time `` The Right Time '' Single by Nappy Brown Released 1957 ( 1957 ) Format 10 - inch 78 rpm 7 - inch 45 rpm Recorded New York, October 1, 1957 Genre Rhythm and blues Length 3 : 02 Label Savoy Songwriter ( s ) See text Nappy Brown singles chronology `` Bye Bye Baby '' / `` Goody - Goody - Gum Drop '' ( 1957 ) `` The Right Time '' / `` Oh, You Do n't Know '' ( 1957 ) `` If You Need Some Lovin ' '' / `` I 'm in the Mood '' ( 1958 ) `` Night Time Is the Right Time '' or `` The Right Time '' is a rhythm and blues song recorded by American musician Nappy Brown in 1957. It draws on earlier blues songs and has inspired many subsequent versions, including hits by Ray Charles, Rufus and Carla, and James Brown. Contents 1 Earlier songs 2 Nappy Brown song 3 Ray Charles version 4 James Brown version 5 References Earlier songs Blues pianist Roosevelt Sykes ( listed as `` the Honey Dripper '' ) recorded `` Night Time Is the Right Time '' in 1937. Called `` one of his ' hits ' of the day '', it is a moderate - tempo twelve - bar blues that features Sykes on vocal and piano. It has been suggested that it was `` drawn from the old vaudeville tradition '' : Now I want you to tell me, mama after I sing this song Can I take you with me tonight darlin ', and hold you in my arms Because night time is the right time, to be with the one you love, with the one you love In 1938, Big Bill Broonzy recorded the song with slightly different ( and more suggestive ) lyrics. The same year, Roosevelt Sykes recorded a second version titled `` Night Time Is the Right Time # 2 '', also with slightly different lyrics. These earliest recordings of `` Night Time Is the Right Time '' are credited to Roosevelt Sykes and Leroy Carr. Although Carr died in 1935 without any known recordings of the song, `` Night Time Is The Right Time '' bears considerable similarity to Carr 's `` When The Sun Goes Down ''. The latter was phenomenally popular song at this time, having been covered by the Ink Spots and also serving as a model for `` Love In Vain '' by Robert Johnson. Nappy Brown song In 1957, Nappy Brown recorded the song as `` The Right Time ''. Called `` a highlight of Brown 's early career '', his version features additional lyrics with background singers answering his vocal lines. The instrumental accompaniment is provided by Buster Cooper on trombone, Hilton Jefferson on alto sax, Budd Johnson on tenor sax, Kelly Owens on piano, Skeeter Best on guitar, Leonard Gaskin on bass, and Bobby Donaldson on drums. Brown 's song opens with You know the night time ( ba - do - day ), is the right time ( ba - do - day ) To be ( ba - do - day ), with the one you love ( ba - do - day ) Brown 's version did not reach the national record charts, but was `` borrowed by Ray Charles in short order ''. During his career, Brown recorded several versions of the song ( sometimes varying the title ). His original single lists the songwriter as `` N. Brown ''. Ray Charles version Ray Charles recorded his version, titled `` ( Night Time Is ) The Right Time '', in October 1958. According to Brown, `` The difference between me and Ray Charles 's ' Night Time Is the Right Time '... is he had it up - tempo with Mary Ann and them behind him -- the ladies ( Charles ' female backup singers, the Raelettes ). I had mine in a slow tempo with a gospel group behind me. That was my gospel group. But he got everything just like mine, note for note ''. Margie Hendrix with Charles ' backup singers the Raelettes provided the accompaniment to Charles ' vocals. The song became a hit in 1959, when it reached number five in the Billboard R&B chart and number 95 in the pop chart. The song is included on the albums Ray Charles at Newport and The Genius Sings the Blues, and on the soundtrack of Ray. James Brown version James Brown recorded the song for the small Churchill / Augusta record label. It was released in 1983 as the B - side of his single `` Bring It On... Bring It On ''. Brown 's version ( subtitled `` To be With the One That You Love '' ) went on to reach number 73 in the Billboard R&B chart. Robert Christgau reviewed Brown 's version favorably, singling out for praise the contribution of its unidentified female guest vocalist, `` a Brownette who approaches any kind of note as if she owns it. '' References Jump up ^ Decca Records 7324 Jump up ^ Demetre, Jacques ; Waterhouse, Don ( 1994 ). The Prewar Blues Story ( Liner notes ). Various artists. Best of Blues Records. p. 25. BoB 20. Jump up ^ Herzhaft, Gerard ( 1992 ). `` Night Time Is the Right Time ''. Encyclopedia of the Blues. University of Arkansas Press. p. 463. ISBN 1 - 55728 - 252 - 8. Jump up ^ Vocalion Records 4149 Jump up ^ Decca 7438 Jump up ^ `` Leory Carr -- All Songs ''. AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011. Jump up ^ Savoy 1525 ^ Jump up to : Dahl, Bill ( 1996 ). Erlewine, Michael, ed. Nappy Brown. All Music Guide to the Blues. Miller Freeman Books. pp. 35 -- 36. ISBN 0 - 87930 - 424 - 3. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 1988 ). Top R&B Singles 1942 -- 1988. Record Research. pp. 61, 81. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 068 - 7. Jump up ^ Tomko, Gene ( March 2008 ). `` The Right Time for Nappy Brown ''. Charlotte Magazine. Retrieved June 21, 2011. Jump up ^ `` CG : James Brown ''. Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 17, 2015. Ray Charles Studio albums Atlantic Ray Charles ( Hallelujah, I Love Her So ) The Great Ray Charles Yes Indeed ! Soul Brothers What 'd I Say The Genius of Ray Charles The Genius Sings the Blues Soul Meeting The Genius After Hours True to Life Love & Peace Ai n't It So Brother Ray Is at It Again ABC The Genius Hits the Road Dedicated to You Ray Charles and Betty Carter Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 2 Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul Sweet & Sour Tears Have a Smile with Me Together Again / Country and Western Meets Rhythm and Blues Crying Time Ray 's Moods Ray Charles Invites You to Listen A Portrait of Ray I 'm All Yours Baby ! Doing His Thing My Kind of Jazz Love Country Style Volcanic Action of My Soul Jazz Number II A Message From The People Through The Eyes Of Love Crossover Renaissance My Kind of Jazz Part 3 Columbia Wish You Were Here Tonight Do I Ever Cross Your Mind Friendship The Spirit of Christmas From the Pages of My Mind Just Between Us Warner Bros. Would You Believe My World Strong Love Affair Other labels Genius + Soul = Jazz Porgy and Bess Thanks for Bringing Love Around Again Genius Loves Company Posthumous studio creations Genius & Friends Ray Sings, Basie Swings Rare Genius Live albums Ray Charles at Newport Ray Charles in Person Live in Concert Ray Charles Live Notable compilations Do the Twist ! with Ray Charles Ray Charles Greatest Hits A Man and His Soul The Best of Ray Charles Anthology The Birth of Soul Ray Charles in Concert Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Singles `` What 'd I Say '' `` Georgia on My Mind '' `` Hit the Road Jack '' `` One Mint Julep '' `` Unchain My Heart '' `` I Ca n't Stop Loving You '' `` You Do n't Know Me '' `` You Are My Sunshine '' `` Busted '' `` Take These Chains from My Heart '' `` Crying Time '' Other Billboard Charts # 1 singles `` I Got a Woman '' `` A Fool for You '' `` Mary Ann '' `` Drown in My Own Tears '' `` Together Again '' `` Let 's Go Get Stoned '' `` Seven Spanish Angels '' `` I 'll Be Good to You '' Grammy Awarded Works ( not included above ) `` Let The Good Times Roll '' `` Living for the City '' `` A Song for You '' `` Heaven Help Us All '' `` Here We Go Again '' See also Discography David `` Fathead '' Newman Fathead / Ray Charles Sextet Hank Crawford The Raelettes Ray soundtrack Here We Go Again : Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles Tribute to Uncle Ray `` Confession Blues '' Book James Brown singles Billboard charting singles ( R&B and Pop ) 1950s 1956 `` Please, Please, Please '' 1958 `` Try Me '' 1959 `` I Want You So Bad '' 1960s 1960 `` I 'll Go Crazy '' `` Think '' `` You 've Got the Power '' `` This Old Heart '' `` The Bells '' 1961 `` Bewildered '' `` I Do n't Mind '' `` Baby, You 're Right '' `` Just You and Me, Darling '' `` Lost Someone '' 1962 `` Night Train '' `` Shout and Shimmy '' `` Mashed Potatoes U.S.A. '' `` Three Hearts in a Tangle '' `` I 've Got Money '' 1963 `` Like a Baby '' `` Every Beat of My Heart '' `` Prisoner of Love '' `` These Foolish Things '' `` Signed, Sealed, and Delivered '' 1964 `` Oh Baby Do n't You Weep '' `` Please, Please, Please '' `` Caldonia '' `` The Things That I Used to Do '' `` Out of Sight '' `` Have Mercy Baby '' 1965 `` Papa 's Got a Brand New Bag '' `` Try Me '' `` I Got You ( I Feel Good ) '' 1966 `` Lost Someone '' `` I 'll Go Crazy '' `` Ai n't That a Groove '' `` It 's a Man 's Man 's Man 's World '' `` Money Wo n't Change You '' `` Do n't Be a Drop - Out '' `` Sweet Little Baby Boy '' 1967 `` Bring It Up '' `` Kansas City '' `` Think '' `` Let Yourself Go '' `` Cold Sweat '' `` Get It Together '' `` I Ca n't Stand Myself ( When You Touch Me ) '' `` There Was a Time '' 1968 `` You 've Got to Change Your Mind '' `` I Got the Feelin ' '' `` Licking Stick -- Licking Stick '' `` America Is My Home '' `` I Guess I 'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry '' `` Say It Loud -- I 'm Black and I 'm Proud '' `` Goodbye My Love '' `` Tit for Tat ( Ai n't No Taking Back ) '' 1969 `` Give It Up or Turnit a Loose '' `` Soul Pride '' `` I Do n't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing ( Open Up The Door, I 'll Get It Myself ) '' `` The Popcorn '' `` Mother Popcorn ( You Got to Have a Mother for Me ) '' `` Lowdown Popcorn '' `` World '' `` Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn '' `` Ai n't It Funky Now '' 1970s 1970 `` It 's a New Day '' `` Funky Drummer '' `` Brother Rapp '' `` Get Up ( I Feel Like Being a ) Sex Machine '' `` Super Bad '' `` Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay '' `` Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved '' 1971 `` Spinning Wheel '' `` Soul Power '' `` I Cried '' `` Escape - ism '' `` Hot Pants '' `` Make It Funky '' `` I 'm a Greedy Man '' 1972 `` Talkin ' Loud and Sayin ' Nothing '' `` King Heroin '' `` There It Is '' `` Honky Tonk '' `` Get on the Good Foot '' `` I Got a Bag of My Own '' `` What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin ' '' 1973 `` I Got Ants In My Pants ( And I Want to Dance ) '' `` Down and Out in New York City '' `` Think '' `` Sexy, Sexy, Sexy '' `` Stoned to the Bone '' `` The Payback '' `` My Thang '' `` Papa Do n't Take No Mess '' `` Funky President ( People It 's Bad ) '' `` Coldblooded '' `` Reality '' `` Sex Machine '' `` Hustle ! ! ! ( Dead on It ) '' `` Superbad, Superslick '' `` Hot ( I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved ) '' 1976 `` ( I Love You ) For Sentimental Reasons '' `` Get Up Offa That Thing '' `` I Refuse to Lose '' `` Bodyheat '' 1977 `` Kiss in 77 '' `` Give Me Some Skin '' `` If You Do n't Give a Doggone About It '' 1978 `` Eyesight '' `` The Spank '' `` For Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes '' 1979 `` It 's Too Funky in Here '' `` Star Generation '' 1980s 1980 `` Regrets '' `` Rapp Payback ( Where Iz Moses ) '' 1981 `` Stay with Me '' `` The Night Time Is the Right Time ( To Be With the One That You Love ) '' 1984 `` Unity '' 1985 `` Living in America '' 1986 `` Gravity '' `` How Do You Stop '' `` I 'm Real '' `` Static '' `` Gimme Your Love '' 1990s 1991 `` ( So Tired of Standing Still We Got to ) Move On '' `` Ca n't Get Any Harder '' UK - only charting singles `` Hey America '' ( 1970 ) `` Bring It On... Bring It On '' ( 1983 ) `` Froggy Mix '' ( 1985 ) `` She 's the One '' ( 1988 ) `` The Payback Mix '' ( 1988 ) `` I Got You ( I Feel Good ) ( James Brown v. Dakeyne ) '' ( 1992 ) `` Funk on Ah Roll '' ( 1999 ) Notable productions `` The Grunt '' ( 1970 ) `` Gimme Some More '' ( 1971 ) `` I Know You Got Soul '' ( 1971 ) `` Pass the Peas '' ( 1972 ) `` Think ( About It ) '' ( 1972 ) `` Doing It to Death '' ( 1973 ) `` Soul Power 74 '' ( 1973 ) Other songs `` ( Do the ) Mashed Potatoes '' ( 1960 ) `` Maybe the Last Time '' ( 1964 ) `` Old Landmark '' ( 1980 ) `` Killing Is Out, School Is In '' ( 2001 ) `` Gut Bucket '' ( 2006 ) Carla Thomas Albums King & Queen Singles `` Night Time Is the Right Time '' `` Tramp '' `` Knock on Wood '' `` Lovey Dovey '' Songs `` Tell It Like It Is '' `` When Something Is Wrong with My Baby '' `` It Takes Two '' `` Bring It On Home to Me '' `` Looking Back '' Related articles Rufus and Carla Rufus Thomas Marvell Thomas Otis Redding Stax Records Book : Carla Thomas Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Night_Time_Is_the_Right_Time&oldid=853273329 '' Categories : 1937 songs Blues songs Roosevelt Sykes songs 1957 singles Savoy Records singles 1958 singles Ray Charles songs 1983 singles James Brown songs Songwriter unknown Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Italiano Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 3 August 2018, at 15 : 46 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sings night time is the right time
Answer: Nappy Brown