Such a Night

For the Racey song, see Such a Night (Racey song). For the Dr John song, see In the Right Place.

US release of Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters recording

"Such a Night" is a popular song from 1953, written by Lincoln Chase and first recorded by The Drifters.

The Drifters, featuring Clyde McPhatter, recorded the song in November 1953, and Atlantic Records released it in January 1954 as the intended B-side of the McPhatter-penned "Lucille", which was recorded by an early version of the group. Despite being banned by some radio stations as too "racy", it reached number 2 on the American R&B chart in 1954.

Other versions

• The song also became a hit single for Johnnie Ray, whose cover version reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1954. Ray's version entered the US Cash Box chart on 27 March 1954, peaking at No. 18 two weeks later on 10 April.
• Elvis Presley also recorded the song and released it on his 1960 RCA Victor album Elvis Is Back. Presley's version made number 13 in the UK and number 16 in the US, when released as a single in 1964.
• Dinah Washington recorded the song twice. The first version was recorded for Mercury Records (catalog No. 70336) on March 1, 1954. The second was a single releases in 1962.
• The Four Lovers released their version of the song in 1956. The Four Lovers later became known as The Four Seasons.
• Flemish singer Eric De Clerk took the artist name Ricky Gordon, performed Dutch schlager songs, but changed to rock 'n roll in 1974, and Such A Night became his first hit: a Top 10 hit in both Flanders and the Netherlands.
• Ray Stevens covered the song on his 1982 RCA Victor album Don't Laugh Now.
• Aaron Neville released on his Soulful Christmas album (1993).
• Cliff Richard covered the song in his album The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook (2013).
• Michael Bublé released his rendition as the third single from his album Love (2018).