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"Dance With Me" is a 1978 international hit single recorded by Peter Brown. It was the second release from his first LP, and became his greatest hit. Backing vocals were provided by Betty Wright. In the U.S., the song peaked at number eight on the charts, and number nine in Canada. It spent 28 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

Peter Brown's an American artist, songwriter and record producer. He grew up in Palos Heights, another Chicago suburb. His mother, Virginia, was artistic and musically talented and gave Peter music lessons at a young age. Peter's father, Maurice, was an electronic engineer and unwittingly helped him learn the technical aspects of recording music. He always brought home the latest technological breakthrough - which in those days included CB and ham radios, the first color television and the first stereo record player.

The 1978 Record World Magazine Disco Awards named Brown Outstanding New Performer, Top New Male Vocalist and Top Male Vocalist. He was also nominated by NARAS (The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) in 1978 for a Grammy Award for best R&B Vocal Performance for the song Dance With Me. Dance With Me also included a guest vocal performance by Betty Wright.

Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist, who rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight is the Night". She was also prominent in regard to the use of whistle register.

If you're feeling sad and blue
Come on and dance with me
I can make your dreams come true
Come on and dance with me

Ladies, get up off your seats
Come on and dance with me
Gentlemen, get on your feet
Come on and dance with me

Say the word and I'll
Summon the band with my hand
Let your minds and
Your bodies be free
Dance with me

You gotta keep on making me high
You gotta keep on making me high

If you feel that you
Like what you see
Dance with me

You gotta keep dancing
Cause it's making me high
You gotta keep, keep dancing
You gotta keep dancing
Cause it's making me high
You gotta keep, keep dancing

You gotta keep on making me high
You gotta keep on making me high
You gotta keep on making me high
You gotta keep on making me high

If you're feeling sad and blue
Come on and dance with me
I can make your dreams come true
Come on and dance with me

Say the word and I'll
Summon the band with my hand
Let your minds and
Your bodies be free
Dance with me

You gotta keep on making me high
You gotta keep on
You gotta keep on making me high
You gotta keep on

Let your minds and
Your bodies be free
Dance with me