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Tonight's the Night (The Shirelles album)

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Recorded
  
1959-61

Artist
  
The Shirelles

Label
  
Scepter Records

Length
  
27:23

Release date
  
16 March 1961

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Released
  
March 16, 1961 (1961-03-16)

Tonight's the Night (1961)
  
The Shirelles Sing to Trumpets and Strings (1961)

Genres
  
Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music

Rhythm and blues albums
  
Baby It's You, Foolish Little Girl, Cicero Park, Superficial, Sheleg Ba'sharav

Tonight's the Night is the debut album by American girl group quartet The Shirelles, released in 1961. It contains the hit song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". Although Shirley Owens was the group's main lead singer, Tonight's the Night also features lead vocals by Doris Coley and Beverly Lee; all four members share lead for "Doin' the Ronde". Later on in 1963, "Unlucky" was covered by Dionne Warwick for her debut album. "Boys", which had been the B-side of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and a regional hit on its original release, became better known after it was covered by The Beatles on their debut album Please Please Me in 1963.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Tonight's the Night" (Luther Dixon, Shirley Owens)
  2. "Johnny on My Mind" (Edward Lyons)
  3. "Lower the Flame" (Barney Williams, Eddie Snyder, Stanley Kahan)
  4. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
  5. "Doin' the Ronde" (Addie Harris, Beverly Lee, Doris Coley, Shirley Owens)
  6. "You Don't Want My Love" (Luther Dixon)
Side two
  1. "Dedicated to the One I Love" (Lowman Pauling, Ralph Bass)
  2. "Boys" (Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell)
  3. "The Dance Is Over" (Luther Dixon)
  4. "Oh, What a Waste of Love" (Allyson R. Khent, Luther Dixon)
  5. "Unlucky" (Bobby Banks, Lillian Shockley)
  6. "Tonight at the Prom" (Barney Williams, Eddie Snyder, Stanley Kahan)

Singles

  • "Dedicated to the One I Love"/"Look a Here Baby" (#83 US)
  • "Tonight's the Night"/"The Dance Is Over" (#39 US, #14 US R&B)
  • "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"/"Boys" (#1 US, #2 US R&B, #4 UK)

    • Personnel

  • Doris Coley – lead and backing vocals
  • Addie "Micki" Harris – lead and backing vocals
  • Beverly Lee – lead and backing vocals
  • Shirley Owens – lead and backing vocals

    • Songs

    1Tonight's the Night1:59
    2Johnny on My Mind2:10
    3Lower the Flame2:17

    References

    Tonight's the Night (The Shirelles album) Wikipedia
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