Tonight's the Night (The Shirelles album)


Tonight's the Night is the debut album by American girl group the Shirelles, released in December 1960 by Scepter Records. It contains the hit song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" as well as "Tonight's the Night", which became a minor hit for the Shirelles. The Album was remastered and Restored by Cornbread Records. It was then reissued in 2017 on 180 Gram Vinyl with 2 bonus tracks, one track was " Look A Here Baby" on the end of side A and the second track was "A Teardrop And A Lollipop" on the end of side B.

Background

Although Shirley Owens was the group's main lead singer, Tonight's the Night also features lead vocals by Doris Coley and Beverly Lee; all four members share lead for "Doin' the Ronde". Later on in 1963, "Unlucky" was covered by Dionne Warwick for her debut album. "Boys", which had been the B-side of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and a regional hit on its original release, became better known after it was covered by the Beatles on their debut album Please Please Me in 1963.

Reception

In his retrospective review of the release, Richie Unterberger for AllMusic wrote "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."

Track listing

;Side one
  1. "Tonight's the Night"
  2. "Johnny on My Mind"
  3. "Lower the Flame"
  4. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
  5. "Doin' the Ronde"
  6. "You Don't Want My Love"
;Side two
  2. "Dedicated to the One I Love"
  3. "Boys"
  4. "The Dance Is Over"
  5. "Oh, What a Waste of Love"
  6. "Unlucky"
  7. "Tonight at the Prom"

    Singles