It Takes All Night Long Explained

It Takes All Night Long
Cover:Ittakesallnightlong.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Gary Glitter
Album:Silver Star
B-Side:It Takes All Night Long (Part II)
Released:1976
Genre:
  • Glam rock
  • disco
Length:
  • 3:04 (Single Version)
  • 5:16 (Album Version)
Label:Arista
Producer:Mike Leander
Prev Title:1976
Prev Year:You Belong to Me
Next Title:A Little Boogie Woogie in the Back of My Mind
Next Year:1977

"It Takes All Night Long" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and Eddie (Edward John) Seago and produced by Mike Leander. It was released as the second single from his fourth studio album, Silver Star (1977), peaking at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

On the single version of "It Takes All Night Long", the A–side is Part 1, lasting 3:04, while the B–side is Part 2, lasting 2:43. The album version of "It Takes All Night Long", on the Silver Star album, is one song lasting 5:16, which includes the whole of Part 1 (3:04), plus 2:12 out of the 2:43 from Part 2.

Track listing

  1. "It Takes All Night Long (Part 1)" – 3:04
  2. "It Takes All Night Long (Part 2)" – 2:43

Chart performance

http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=st&date=19770319&year=1977

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 11.