Invisible Man's Band - All Night Thing (Mango Records 1980)

"All Night Thing" is a song by Clarence Burke, Dean Grant, & Alex Masucci. The Invisible Man's Band started off as The Five Stairsteps, which were known as "The First Family of Soul", an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr.'s six children: Alohe Jean, Clarence Jr., James, Dennis, and Kenneth "Keni", and briefly, Cubie. They are best known for the 1970 song "O-o-h Child", listed #392 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. After the Stairsteps disbanded, Keni remained with Dark Horse as a solo artist. His self-produced debut solo LP, Keni Burke, was released in August 1977. The singles were "Keep on Singing" and "From Me to You," an instrumental answer to "From Us to You." In 1979, Keni teamed up with brothers Clarence, Jr. (who first had the idea to form a new group); James; and Dennis along with keyboardist/synth player Dean Gant to record an album under the moniker The Invisible Man's Band. Featured on this self-titled debut, released in 1980 by Island Records, was the heavily discofied hit "All Night Thing," which returned the Burke brothers to the top ten on the R&B charts. The tune also cracked the top 50 on the pop charts. Several other singles were released from this album throughout 1980, but they could not replicate the success of the first hit. One, two, three Waiting on the dance, To get started. Hollywood stands, it's jammed! Ooh child! It's a crowd, now! People wanna dance! People wanna dance, Everybody wanna dance, Move those bodies now! While the music spins, Get down, get down, get down. Freaks on the floor. Freaks on the floor. All the freaks on the floor, On a Saturday night. Disco is explode. Strange freaky vibes Flashing lights of red, Blue, yellow and green. It's a funky scene. Ready for the hit… Could only mean… [Chorus] It's gonna be an all night thing. It's gonna be an all night thing. Baby, it's an all night thing. It's gonna be an all night thing. Break out! [Chorus] Yeah, yes it is. Uh huh. Baby Dig 3-piece Slim Jim Moving on in On a chic freak... Come on in. No, I can't blow Such a hot piece, Suga booga, Honey, could ya. Move a little close, For you to hear Don't ya know? You got me shifting in fifth gear. You look so fine. I want your number, In my book. Gonna take you home with me, And get it on, All night long.