Tonight (1956 song)
| "Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by Ferrante & Teicher | ||||
| B-side | "Dream of Love" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Genre | Broadway musical | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Writer(s) | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Costa | |||
| Ferrante & Teicher singles chronology | ||||
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"Tonight" is a popular song with music written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and was published in 1956.
It was introduced in the Broadway musical West Side Story. The movie version, featuring vocals by Marni Nixon (dubbing Natalie Wood) and Jimmy Bryant (dubbing Richard Beymer), finished at #59 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
The song was revived in 1961 on single records in versions by Ferrante & Teicher (#8 pop, #2 easy listening) and Eddie Fisher, whose version narrowly missed the Top 40.Shirley Bassey recorded the song in 1962, where it peaked at #21 on the UK charts, becoming the only recording of this song to chart on the UK charts. Jay and the Americans also released a cover version of the song. Andy Williams released a version on his 1962 album, Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes. Sergio Franchi recorded the song in his 1963 RCA Records Red Seal album, Broadway, I Love You.We Five released the song on their 1966 album, You Were on My Mind.
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