"Right Now" | ||||
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Single by The Creatures | ||||
from the album A Bestiary Of The Creatures | ||||
B-side | "Weathercade" | |||
Released | 8 July 1983 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Alternative, pop | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Hedges, The Creatures | |||
The Creatures singles chronology | ||||
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"Right Now" | ||||
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"Right Now" cover
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Promotional single by The Pussycat Dolls from the album PCD | ||||
Released | January 23, 2007 | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
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Producer(s) | Ron Fair | |||
PCD track listing | ||||
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"Right Now" is an uptempo 1962 jazz/pop song with music by Herbie Mann and lyrics by Carl Sigman. As a jazz instrumental, it was the title track of Right Now, a 1962 bossa nova-style album by Mann. Later that same year, with lyrics by Sigman, the song was popularised by jazz singer Mel Tormé on his album Comin' Home Baby! and was the B-side of the single featuring the title track.
It has since been covered in a variety of pop styles including recordings by Siouxsie Sioux and her second band The Creatures who scored a top 15 hit single in the UK charts in 1983 and the Pussycat Dolls in 2005.
The Creatures (aka singer Siouxsie Sioux and drummer Budgie) recorded a cover version of "Right Now" in 1983. Co-produced by Mike Hedges, it was released as a single in July of that year. Their version, recorded in '60s style with a brass section (Gary Barnacle on saxophone, Peter Thoms on trombone and Luke Tunney on trumpet) and timpani, later peaked at No. 14 in the UK singles chart.
The Creatures' version started with a distinct introduction with Siouxsie clicking her fingers to mark the tempo. She also added the "palala pam pam" that she sings before the arrival of the congas. These special arrangements were not present in the initial version by Mel Tormé; they were created by the Creatures. Pussycat Dolls would later record another version of "Right Now" with this distinct introduction arranged by Siouxsie and her partner Budgie.