Give Me All Night
| "Give Me All Night" | ||||
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| Single by Carly Simon | ||||
| from the album Coming Around Again | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:23 (album version) 4:00 (single version) | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carly Simon, Gerard McMahon | |||
| Carly Simon singles chronology | ||||
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"Give Me All Night" is the second single from Carly Simon's 13th studio album Coming Around Again (1987). The song was co-written by Simon with Gerard McMahon and produced by Paul Samwell-Smith.[1] An accompanying music video was filmed on Martha's Vineyard and featured drummer Rick Marotta.[2]
The song is one of Simon's biggest Adult contemporary hits, and has been included on multiple compilations of her work, such as the three-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee (1995), the UK import The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better (1998), the two-disc retrospective Anthology (2002), the single-disc Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits (2004), and Sony Music's Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon (2014). Simon also performed the song on her 1987 HBO concert special Live from Martha's Vineyard.
The B-side, "Sleight of Hand," was written by Simon and Don Sebesky for John Pielmeier's 1987 Broadway play of the same name.[3]
Reception
[edit]"Give Me All Night" peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Simon's 21st entry on this chart, where it spent 12 weeks.[4] It was even more successful on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 5 and charting for 17 weeks.[4] The song was a minor hit in Canada, and charted at No. 87.[5] It also charted in South Africa, peaking at No. 14,[6] and in the UK, where it reached No. 98 for a single week.[7]
Cash Box called it a "gentle and richly melodic ballad."[8]
Track listings and formats
[edit]- 7" single (US)[9]
- "Give Me All Night" – 3:56
- "Sleight Of Hand" – 3:26
- 7" single (UK)[10]
- "Give Me All Night" – 4:02
- "Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)" – 4:51
Personnel
[edit]- Carly Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
- Hugh McCracken – guitars
- Tony Levin – bass
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Frank Filipetti – LinnDrum
- Jimmy Bralower – percussion
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 87 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio) | 14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 61 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| UK (UK Singles Chart) | 98 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Give Me All Night lyrics". Carlysimon.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Coming Around Again". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/sleight-of-hand-4470
- ^ a b "US Albums and Singles Charts > Carly Simon". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts S". rock.co.za. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "Official Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. May 9, 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "Give Me All Night 7" US single". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Give Me All Night 7" UK single". Discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.