<P> Released as a single by ABC Records, Charles' version of the song reached #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #21 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart . The song was also released on the soundtrack album on United Artists in 1967 . </P> <P> For the 1988--95 television series of the same name, the song was recorded by Bill Champlin . </P>

In the heat of the night (feat. ray charles)