Twistin' the Night Away explained
| Twistin' the Night Away |
| Cover: | Twistin'_the_Night_Away_-_Sam_Cooke.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sam Cooke |
| Album: | Twistin' the Night Away |
| B-Side: | "One More Time" |
| Released: | January 9, 1962 |
| Recorded: | December 18, 1961 |
| Studio: | RCA (Hollywood, California) |
| Genre: | Rhythm and blues |
| Length: | 2:42 |
| Label: | RCA Victor 0566 (USA) |
| Producer: | Hugo & Luigi, Engineer: Al Schmitt |
| Prev Title: | Feel It |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Chain Gang" b/w "Cupid |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
"Twistin' the Night Away" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke. It was recorded on 18 December 1961 and released as a single in 1962. It became very popular, charting in the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 (#9) and Billboard's R&B chart (#1).[1] "Twistin' the Night Away" was successful overseas as well, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was recorded with The Wrecking Crew as session musicians, including Rene Hall as band leader, Red Callender on bass, Earl Palmer on drums, Tommy Tedesco and Clifton White on guitars, Ed Beal on piano, John Kelson, John Ewing and Jewell Grant on saxophone and Stuart Williamson on trumpet.[2]
Personnel
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (1962) | Rank |
|---|
| UK[7] | 55 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 23 |
| U.S. Cash Box[9] | 30 |
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Rod Stewart version
| Twistin' the Night Away |
| Cover: | Twistin'_the_Night_Away_-_Rod_Stewart.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Rod Stewart |
| Album: | Never a Dull Moment |
| B-Side: | "True Blue" / "Lady Day" |
| Released: | August 1973
July 1987 (re-recorded version) |
| Recorded: | 1972
1987 (re-recorded version) |
| Genre: | Rock and roll |
| Length: | 3:13 (album version)
4:10 (1987 re-recording) |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Prev Title: | Angel |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Oh! No Not My Baby |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
In 1973, Rod Stewart released his version as the third single from Never a Dull Moment, his fourth album. This version achieved marginal success, peaking at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1987, he re-recorded the song for the soundtrack to the film Innerspace. When released as a single in the summer of 1987, this version hit #80 on the Hot 100.
Track listing
- "Twistin' The Night Away" - 3:15
- "True Blue" - 3:29
1987 Re-recorded version (from the film, Innerspace)
- "Twistin' The Night Away" — Rod Stewart (4:10)
- "Let's Get Small" — Jerry Goldsmith (5:57)
Charts
- Original release
- Reissue
Divine version
| Twistin' The Night Away |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Divine |
| B-Side: | A Divine Good Time |
| Released: | 1985 |
| Genre: | Hi-NRG, house |
| Label: | Proto Records |
| Prev Title: | Walk Like a Man |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Hard Magic |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
Divine recorded "Twistin' The Night Away" and released it as the second single from his album Maid in England in 1985.
Track listing
- "Twistin' The Night Away (Dance Version)" — 6:53
- "Twistin' The Night Away (Instrumental)" — 6:10
- "A Divine Good Time" — 3:52
Charts
Other cover versions
- The song was also covered by the Motown group, the Marvelettes. Their version of the song appeared on the 1962 album, The Marvelettes Sing Smash Hits of 1962.[15]
- The Glitter Band covered the song in 1974, on their debut album "Hey!".
- The song was recorded by Hutti Heita as a dark psytrance track in 2009.
Elsewhere in popular culture
See also
- Twist songs
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1962 (U.S.)
Notes and References
- Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 135.
- Web site: Image of recording contract . Wreckingcrewfilm.com . 2016-09-26 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204850/http://www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/afmcontracts/Cooke,Sam_TwistingTheNightAway.pdf . live .
- http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=74#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 12 April 1962
- Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. January 8, 2023.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
- Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 31, 1962 . January 21, 2020 . October 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010052548/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/19620331.html . live .
- Web site: The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1962 . 2020-01-21 . 2020-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200703203717/http://www.sixtiescity.net/charts/62chart.htm#top100 . live .
- Web site: Musicoutfitters.com . 2020-01-21 . 2020-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200325150055/https://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1962.htm . live .
- Web site: Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1962 . January 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150517052018/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1962YESP.html . May 17, 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2014-06-28 . 2013-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214061207/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4891&type=1&interval=20 . live .
- Rod Stewart - Billboard Singles
- Web site: Top 100 1973-09-22 . . 2015-12-15 . 2012-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121001215122/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19730922.html . live .
- Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2014-06-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214061025/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0881&type=1&interval=20 . 2013-12-14 .
- News: Divine . 2010-06-14 . . 2019-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190508182655/https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ . live .
- Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. January 8, 2023.
