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Tonight (Barbara Mandrell song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Tonight
| cover = Barbara Mandrell--Tonight.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Barbara Mandrell
| album = Love's Ups and Downs
| B-side = "If I Were a River"
| released =
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 2:59
| label = ABC
| writer =
| producer = Tom Collins
| prev_title = Woman to Woman
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
| next_year = 1978
}}
"'Tonight'" is a song written by Don Cook and Rafe Van Hoy, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in May 1978 as the second single from the album 'Love's Ups and Downs'. It reached the top ten of the American country songs chart.
Background and recording
Barbara Mandrell had a series of charting singles at Columbia Records brought some early commercial success to her recording career. In 1975 she moved to ABC/Dot Records and found a musical style that helped her reach her breakthrough. This was crafted by producer Tom Collins, who helped bring a Countrypolitan sound. One of the singles she cut during this period was 1978's "Tonight". It was written by Rafe Van Hoy and Don Cook. Collins produced the track's recording session in June 1977 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Release and chart performance
"Tonight" was released as a single on ABC Records in August 1977. It was backed on the B-side by the song "If I Were a River". The track was issued by the label as a seven inch vinyl single. The single spent 13 weeks on America's 'Billboard' country songs chart, peaking at number five by July 1978. Outside of the country market, "Tonight" also charted on the 'Billboard' Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart, peaking at number three on the survey in 1978. In Canada, the single climbed to the number 25 position on the 'RPM' country chart. The song was released on Mandrell's fourth ABC studio album called 'Love's Ups and Downs'.
Track listing
'7" vinyl single'
* "Tonight" 2:59
* "If I Were a River" 3:06
Charts
References
Category:1978 singles
Category:1978 songs
Category:ABC Records singles
Category:Dot Records singles
Category:Barbara Mandrell songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Tom Collins (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Don Cook
Category:Songs written by Rafe Van Hoy
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