Party Lights (Claudine Clark song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Party Lights
| type = single
| artist = Claudine Clark
| album = Party Lights
| A-side = Disappointed
| released = {{Start date|1962|5}}
| recorded =
| genre = R&B
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=20}}
| label = Chancellor
| writer = Claudine Clark
| producer = Bob Marcucci, Russ Faith
| prev_title = Angel of Happiness
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = Walkin' Through a Cemetery
| next_year = 1962
}}
"Party Lights" is a song written and performed by Claudine Clark. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962.{{cite web|title=Claudine Clark, "Party Lights" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Party+Lights+by+Claudine+Clark&id=9075|accessdate=March 6, 2019}} It was featured on her 1962 album Party Lights.{{cite web|title=Claudine Clark, Party Lights|website=Discogs |year=1962 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Claudine-Clark-Party-Lights/release/4671667|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}
The song was arranged by Russ Faith and produced by Faith and Bob Marcucci.{{cite web|title=Claudine Clark, "Party Lights" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/c1113|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}
The song ranked #35 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1962/BB-1962-12-29-Who's-Who.pdf Top 100 Singles of 1962]", Billboard, Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
Other versions
- Jackie Lee released a version of the song as a single in 1962 in the United Kingdom, but it did not chart.{{cite web|title=Jackie Lee, "Party Lights" Single Release|website=Discogs |year=1962 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Jackie-Lee-Party-Lights/release/3075355|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}
- Dee Dee Sharp released a version of the song on her 1962 album All the Hits by Dee Dee Sharp.{{cite web|title=Dee Dee Sharp, All the Hits by Dee Dee Sharp|website=Discogs |year=1962 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Dee-Dee-Sharp-All-The-Hits-By-Dee-Dee-Sharp/release/10523573|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}
- The Palace Guard released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1964 single "Saturdays Child".{{cite web|title=The Palace Guard, "Saturdays Child" Single Release|website=Discogs |date=October 1966 |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Palace-Guard-Saturdays-Child/release/8100836|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}
- Sha Na Na released a version of the song on their 1975 album Sha Na Now.{{cite web|title=Sha Na Na, Sha Na Now|website=Discogs |year=1975 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sha-Na-Na-Sha-Na-Now/release/8032474|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}
- Sonic's Rendezvous Band released a version of the song on their 2006 compilation album Sonic's Rendezvous Band.{{cite web|title=Sonic's Rendezvous Band, Sonic's Rendezvous Band|website=Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sonics-Rendezvous-Band-Sonics-Rendezvous-Band/release/1611538|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}
- Skid Roper released a version of the song on his 2010 album Rock and Roll Part 3.{{cite web|title=Skid Roper, Rock and Roll Part 3|website=Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/Skid-Roper-rock-and-roll-part-3/release/11768296|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}
- Peggy Sue released a version of the song on their 2012 album Peggy Sue Play the Songs of Scorpio Rising.{{cite web|title=Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue Play the Songs of Scorpio Rising|website=Discogs |date=23 July 2012 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Peggy-Sue-Peggy-Sue-Play-The-Songs-Of-Scorpio-Rising/release/3773880|accessdate=March 6, 2019}}
In popular culture
- Clark's version was featured in the 1963 experimental short film Scorpio Rising.
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Category:Chancellor Records singles
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