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The Dells' original 1956 recording on the Vee-Jay label peaked at #4 on the R&B singles chart. In 1969, they refashioned it as a soul song on the Cadet label. The August 2, 1969 edition of Record World gave it a "Four Star Pick" review, stating: "This old, old, old, oldie sounds newer than tomorrow, via the Dells chartbreaker express.
According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song's lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933," and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition, [6] but after the band revolted against what Gaudio would admit was a "silly" lyric being paired with an instrumental groove they knew would be a hit, [7] Parker, who had not written a song lyric before by ...
The Dells were an American R&B vocal group. Formed in high school in 1953 by founding members Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Johnny Funches, Chuck Barksdale, and Michael and Lucius McGill, under the name the El-Rays. [1] They released their first recording in 1954 and two years later had their first R&B hit with "Oh What a Night". [1]
Such a Night. from the album Elvis Is Back! " Such a Night " is a popular song from 1953, written by Lincoln Chase and originally recorded by the Drifters. The Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter recorded the song in November 1953, and Atlantic Records released it in January 1954 as the intended B-side of the McPhatter-penned "Lucille", which ...
The Dells — — Chess: 1984 Breezy Ballads & Tender Tunes — — Solid Smoke 1992 On Their Corner: The Best of the Dells — — Chess 1993 Dreams of Contentment — — Vee-Jay: 1994 Oh, What a Night — — MCA: 1995 Passionate Breezes: The Best of the Dells 1975-1991 — — Mercury: 1996 Bring Back the Love: Classic Dells Soul ...
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Oh, What a Night, a Canadian teen romantic comedy film; Music "Oh, What a Night" (The Dells song), 1956, re-released 1969 "Oh What a Night" (Guano Apes song), 2011 "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)", a song by the Four Seasons, 1975 "Oh What a Night", a song by Elle Varner from Perfectly Imperfect, 2012
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