<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Only You" (1983) </Td> <Td> "Nightshift" (1985) </Td> <Td> "Animal Instinct" (1985) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Only You" (1983) </Td> <Td> "Nightshift" (1985) </Td> <Td> "Animal Instinct" (1985) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Nightshift" is a 1985 hit song by the Commodores and the title track from their eleventh album of the same name . The song, written by then lead singer Walter Orange in collaboration with Dennis Lambert and Franne Golde, was a loving tribute to soul / R&B singers Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, who both died in 1984 . The single was released on January 31, 1985 in the United States . </P> <P> For the Marvin Gaye verse his song "What's Going On" is mentioned, while in the Jackie Wilson verse his song "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" is mentioned, as well as a reference to Wilson's hit "Baby Work Out". </P>

Who was the song night shift dedicated to