Such a Night

For the Racey song, see Such a Night (Racey song). For the Dr John song, see In the Right Place.

"Such a Night" is a popular song from 1953, written by Lincoln Chase and first recorded by The Drifters.

The Drifters' original version, featuring Clyde McPhatter, was recorded in November 1953 and released in January 1954. Despite being banned by some radio stations as too "racy", it reached number 2 on the American R&B chart in 1954.[1]

The song also became a hit single for Johnnie Ray, whose cover version reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1954.[2] Ray's version entered the US Cash Box chart on 27 March 1954, peaking at No. 18 two weeks later on 10 April.

Elvis Presley also recorded the song and released it on his 1960 album Elvis Is Back. Presley's version made number 13 in the UK and number 16 in the US, when released as a single in 1964.[2]

The Four Lovers released their version of the song in 1956. The Four Lovers later became known as The Four Seasons.

References

  1. ā†‘ "The Drifters - Inductees - The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation". Vocalgroup.org. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  2. 1 2 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 13. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
Preceded by
"I See the Moon" by The Stargazers		 UK Singles Chart Number 1 single
Johnnie Ray
30 April 1954 for 1 week 		Succeeded by
"Secret Love" by Doris Day


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