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I Really Don't Need No Light

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"I Really Don't Need No Light"
Single by Jeffrey Osborne
from the album Jeffrey Osborne
B-side"One Million Kisses"
Released1982
Recorded1982
GenreR&B, post-disco
Length
  • 3:40 (single)
  • 4:27 (extended)
LabelA&M Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)George Duke
Jeffrey Osborne singles chronology
"I Really Don't Need No Light"
(1982)
"On the Wings of Love"
(1982)

"I Really Don't Need No Light" is a song by Jeffrey Osborne. It was released in 1982 as his debut single from his self-titled album.[1][2]

The song scratched the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 39. It was a Top 5 hit on the Hot Soul Singles charts, peaking at No. 3. Overall, it was Osborne's first entry on both charts.[3]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 39
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 17. Nielsen Business Media. May 1, 1982. p. 59. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Out Of The Box". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media. June 12, 1982. p. 46. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "New on the Charts". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 20. Nielsen Business Media. May 22, 1982. p. 54. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "I Really Don't Need No Light (US)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "I Really Don't Need No Light (US R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2024.