I Want to Wake Up With You

Written by Nashville tunesmith Ben Peters and recorded by Mac Davis and Con Hunley, this country ballad became a massive UK number one in 1986 in the hands of veteran bassist and singer Boris Gardiner. Stripping out country twang in favour of an easy lovers rock skank and warm, reassuring baritone vocals, Gardiner turned a standard Nashville sentiment into an enduring staple of sound system slow-dances.