Those of us who consider ourselves children of the '80s likely remember the group Shalamar. With hits like "Dead Giveaway" and "Dancing in the Sheets," they tore up the middle part of the charts during the decade.

And they propelled Howard Hewitt and Jody Watley into successful solo careers.

But it was a little-known song from 1982 that I wanted to feature today. Called "A Night To Remember," Shalamar took this soul-dance track to No. 44 in the U.S.

Unfortunately, I don't really remember this from my radio-listening days in the early part of the '80s. But when I played this with a group back in 2004, they assured me this was the jam back in '82.

Then again, they were all in their early 20s, so what did they know about 1982, right? I thought Asia and Toto ruled the planet back then!

But what I love about this song, from a musician's perspective, is the turnaround at 2:01 of the video below. It's not one of those conventional, one-step-up key changes. If I remember right, the progression of the song completely changes at that point.

They simply do not make songs this good anymore. Period.