Tonight (band)
{{Short description|English new wave band}}
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Tonight were an English five piece new wave band, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.{{cite news|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/8729954.tonight-finally-release-album-after-32-years/|title=Tonight finally release album after 32 years|newspaper=Evening Echo|date=11 December 2010}} They were active from June 1977 to January 1979 and had a hit single, "Drummer Man", in February 1978.
Career
Tonight along with The Rich Kids, were the first acts to be described as power pop, a new UK music genre term in 1978, initially mentioned by Charles Catchpole, in the Evening Standard, 'Rock Notes' section, on 17 January 1978.{{cite web|author=Russ Strothard |url=http://www.tonighttheband.com/Power_Pop_1st_mention.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013065416/http://www.tonighttheband.com/Power_Pop_1st_mention.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-10-13 |title=Power Pop 1st mention |date= |accessdate=2020-05-25}} Tonight scored the first hit for the power pop movement in February 1978, with "Drummer Man" reaching No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart.{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| page= 562
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5}} Their next single "Money (That's Your Problem)" charted reached No. 66; but two more singles were released plus an album was recorded.
Lack of further successes leaves them labelled as a one-hit wonder. The previously un-released Tonight album, Drummerman, was finally released in 2010, on Angel Air Records. The original album was shelved by WEA in 1978.
Personnel
- Chris Turner - lead vocals and songwriter
- Phil Chambon - rhythm guitar, backing vocals and songwriter
- Dave Cook - lead guitar
- Russ Strothard - bass guitar and backing vocals
- Gary Thompson - drums
- Andy Arthurs - producer and songwriter
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.tonighttheband.com/}}
- {{discogs artist|artist=Tonight (2)|name=Tonight}}
- [http://www.epmusic.biz Licensing]
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Category:English new wave musical groups
Category:English power pop groups