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The Shirelles' first album was, in common with many debuts by hitmakers of the early 1960s, utterly dominated by the hit singles included on the LP. On Tonight's the Night, these included not only the title track, but also "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Dedicated to the One I Love," and an honorary hit in "Boys," the B-side of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (and made into a standard in its own right via a cover by the Beatles). These tracks are excellent, and appear on virtually any comprehensive Shirelles best-of. The other cuts are filler by comparison, though still pleasant for the period pop-soul-early girl group production if nothing else. Of those other songs, Luther Dixon's smoldering "Fever"-like "You Don't Want My Love" stands out, while "Unlucky" is notable for later appearing on Dionne Warwick's debut album. For the most part, even more so than some other Shirelles' long-players, the LP evokes a bygone era when innocuous young love and its accompanying hurts were the centers of many teenagers' universes, fretted over with the detailed seriousness of international diplomacy.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Dixon, Composer - The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
Lyons, Composer - The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
WILLIAMS, Composer - The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
GOFFIN, Composer - The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
The Shirelles, MainArtist - Reeves, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
Dixon, Composer - The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Bass, Composer
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
Dixon, Composer - The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
Dixon, Composer - The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
Dixon, Composer - The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Banks, Composer
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
WILLIAMS, Composer - The Shirelles, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
Album review
The Shirelles' first album was, in common with many debuts by hitmakers of the early 1960s, utterly dominated by the hit singles included on the LP. On Tonight's the Night, these included not only the title track, but also "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Dedicated to the One I Love," and an honorary hit in "Boys," the B-side of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (and made into a standard in its own right via a cover by the Beatles). These tracks are excellent, and appear on virtually any comprehensive Shirelles best-of. The other cuts are filler by comparison, though still pleasant for the period pop-soul-early girl group production if nothing else. Of those other songs, Luther Dixon's smoldering "Fever"-like "You Don't Want My Love" stands out, while "Unlucky" is notable for later appearing on Dionne Warwick's debut album. For the most part, even more so than some other Shirelles' long-players, the LP evokes a bygone era when innocuous young love and its accompanying hurts were the centers of many teenagers' universes, fretted over with the detailed seriousness of international diplomacy.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:27:19
- Main artists: The Shirelles
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Academia Royal
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
(C) 2012 Academia Royal (P) 1960 Academia Royal
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