# Niteflyte
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{{Short description|American funk group}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist |
| name = Niteflyte
| image =
| caption =
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
| origin = [United States](/source/United_States)
| genre = {{flat list|
*[Funk](/source/Funk)
*[soul](/source/Soul_music)
}}
| years_active = 1979–1981, 2003
| instrument =
| label = [Ariola Records](/source/Ariola_Records)
| past_members = [Howard Johnson](/source/Howard_Johnson_(soul_singer))
Sandy Torano
}}
'''Niteflyte''' was an American [funk](/source/funk) [group](/source/band_(music)), whose main members were [Howard Johnson](/source/Howard_Johnson_(soul_singer)) and Sandy Torano. They released an [album](/source/album) on [Ariola Records](/source/Ariola_Records) in 1979, which peaked at #59 on the [Billboard](/source/Billboard_magazine) Soul Albums chart, and a [single](/source/single_(music)), "If You Want It", which hit #37 on the [U.S.](/source/United_States) [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) [chart](/source/record_chart).[{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits|edition=9th|date=18 July 2012|publisher=Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed|isbn=9780307985125|page=476}}][{{cite web|url=https://berlinspectator.com/2019/12/03/sounds-of-1980-the-10-most-wonderful-soul-tunes-of-all-time/|last=Marcus|first=Imanuel|title=Sounds of 1980: The 10 Most Wonderful Soul Tunes of All Time|website=The Berlin Spectator|date=February 2, 2020|accessdate=August 11, 2020}}][{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4y1LAAAAYAAJ|title=Blues & Soul: Issues 435-447|pages=10|date=1985|publisher=Napfield Limited|accessdate=August 11, 2020|via=Google Books}}][{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oStLAAAAYAAJ|title=Black Music & Jazz Review: Vol. 2|pages=10|date=1979|publisher=IPC Specialist & Professional Press|accessdate=August 11, 2020|via=Google Books}}]
A second album followed in 1981 on Ariola, but failed to attain the success they had. After the album's release, the band split and Johnson embarked on a solo career.
==Discography==
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2" width="100"|Album
! colspan="1" width="50"|Chart positions
|-
! [US R&B](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums)
|-
| 1979
| align="left"| ''[Niteflyte](/source/Niteflyte_(1979_album))''
| 59
|-
| 1981
| align="left"| ''Niteflyte II''
| —
|-
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="4"| Chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| [US](/source/Billboard_Hot_100)
[{{cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Niteflyte.art|title=Niteflyte Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography|website=Music VF|accessdate=August 11, 2020}}]
! width="35"| [US
R&B](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs)