Stay the Night (Chicago song)
| "Stay the Night" | ||||
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago 17 | ||||
| B-side | "Only You" | |||
| Released | April 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | David Foster | |||
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"Stay the Night" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing the lead vocals. Upbeat and rock-oriented, it was the first single released from that album, and reached number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] The song features noted session drummer Jeff Porcaro taking the place of Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine.[2]
This song is also remembered for its music video, filmed in and around the Los Angeles River.[3] It shows Peter Cetera chasing a hard-to-get lady, played by Ingrid Anderson[4] with Debbie Evans as stunt double, and features car-chases, notably featuring a red convertible Oldsmobile 442. It may be that Cetera performed some of his own stunts,[5][6] but in a 1985 interview, bandmate Robert Lamm said a stuntman was used.[7] It was directed by Bob Giraldi and Gilbert Bettman, Jr.[3]
References
- ^ "Chicago 17 Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ Seraphine, Danny (2011). Street Player: My Chicago Story. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-470-41683-9.
- ^ a b Fuentes, Ed (August 6, 2015). "How Music Videos Portray Downtown Los Angeles". KCET. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Ingrid Anderson at IMDb
- ^ Miller, James (December 29, 2018). "The 100 greatest rock videos of all time". The Kelowna Daily Courier. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Gray, Chris (January 7, 2009). "Houston Press Arts Guide: Peter Cetera". Houston Press. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Derringer, Liz (February 17, 1985). "Pop Music: Play the Night, Chicago comes to New York". Daily News. New York, New York. p. Leisure: 13. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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