The Shirelles Tonights the Night
Tonight s the Night written by lead singer Shirley Owens and Luther Dixon was the first big hit single by The Shirelles, one of the first of the popular girl groups of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Released as a single in September 1960 on the Scepter label, the song reached, 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and, 14 on the Hot R B charts. The song was included on The Shirelles 1961 album Tonight s the Night and can be found on CD on The Shirlelles Anthology, 19591964. The Shirelles featured Shirley Owens (Shirley Alston Reeves) on lead vocals and Doris Coley, Beverly Lee, Addie Micki Harris on backing vocals. I do not own the right to the song, audio, or images contained in this video. The sound recording is administered by WMG SME on behalf of Sony Music Entertainment. No copyright infringement is intended. The purpose of this upload is for viewer enjoyment and education not for monetary gain.
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