Tonight (band) explained

Tonight were an English five piece new wave band, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.[1] 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.[2] Tonight scored the first hit for the power pop movement in February 1978, with "Drummer Man" reaching No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] Their next single "Money (That's Your Problem)" charted reached No. 66;[3] 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

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tonight finally release album after 32 years. Evening Echo. 11 December 2010.
  2. Web site: Russ Strothard . Power Pop 1st mention . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013065416/http://www.tonighttheband.com/Power_Pop_1st_mention.html . dead . 2008-10-13 . 2020-05-25.
  3. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 562. 1-904994-10-5.