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"Tonight"
Single by The Rubettes
from the album Wear It's 'At
B-side"Silent Movie Queen"
ReleasedJuly 1974
GenreGlam rock
Length3:42
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington
Producer(s)Wayne Bickerton
The Rubettes singles chronology
"Sugar Baby Love"
(1974) 		"Tonight"
(1974) 		"Juke Box Jive"
(1975)

"Tonight" was the second single released by The Rubettes from their debut album Wear It's 'At. Written by Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington and produced by Bickerton, the single reached number 12 in the UK charts.[1]

"Tonight" was one of the four demonstration recordings recorded by session musicians and singers in October 1973 which led to the formation of the Rubettes - the others being "Sugar Baby Love", "Juke Box Jive" and "Sugar Candy Kisses" (which became a hit for Mac and Katie Kissoon).[2]

Charts

Chart (1974/75) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 98
Germany 4
The Netherlands 4
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 12

Later uses

  • German singer Henner Hoier released a version of the song as a single in 1974[4]
  • French singer Philippe Leroy released a French lyrics version of the song as a single in 1974, entitled "Ce Soir"[5]
  • Italian group La quinta faccia released the song as a single in 1975[6]
  • Swedish dance band Curt Haagers covered the song on their 1977 album My Symphony[7]
  • Belgian band Das Pop released the song as a promo single in 2000 and included it on their album I ♥[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Rubettes UK Chart History".
  2. ^ Rowett, Alan (1994). The Rubettes Story (First ed.). London: Alan Williams Entertainment Ltd. p. 27. ISBN 0952377209.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 261. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Tonight - Cover". whosampled.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Philippe Leroy - Ce Soir". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Tonight - La quinta faccia". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Curt Haagers - My Symphony". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Das Pop - Discography". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Das Pop - I ♥". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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