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All Night (Lynsey de Paul song)

"All Night" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Ron Roker.[1] De Paul released her version of the song on 27 April 1973 as her third single released on MAM Records, with arrangements by Martyn Ford and John Bell and produced by de Paul.[2] The song is listed in the U.S. Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries[3] and in "The Directory of American 45 R.p.m. Records".[4] It features an uncredited male vocal (repeating the title "All Night" after de Paul sings it). A slinky, sexy song, it compares a love relationship to that of the spider and a fly.[5] The single is backed by the more socially aware song "Blind Leading the Blind", composed and produced by de Paul.[6] The song was an unusual release since neither the A-side or the B-side featured as tracks on her debut album. Surprise had been released a little more than a month earlier - presumably it was not included since "All Night" has a very different style than the tracks on Surprise.[7]

As well as being released in the UK, it was issued in France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, New Zealand, Japan and the US.[8][9] Cashbox reviewed the single and wrote "Lynsey's initial Stateside release, "Sugar Me" received wide industry acclaim, and this one is certain to follow in same path. Excellent single for major top 40 programmers is melodic and rhythmic. This will be the one to watch".[10] It was listed as a "Spins & Sales" pick in Record World[11] and also as a "discopick" in DJ and Radio Monthly magazine.[12][13] In his column "Pop Picking" journalist James Craven wrote "Lynsey de Paul should be chart bound soon with her "All Night". I must admit it took one or two plays before coming to this conclusion. It builds up from a quiet start but I must confess Lynsey knows how to handle a lyric."[14] Record Mirror reviewed the single "Noted composer, singer, pianist, producer, arranger, talent scout Lynsey does have style you know. She's got a feel for the right approach in pop, and there is an element of sauciness about her songs which come over well. This one is a persuasive, intriguing sort of performance which registers instantly. Nice one - chart cert".[15] A week later the music paper listed the single as one of Hamilton's Disco Picks and wrote "She "Gets Down" quite sexily, MoR/Pop."[16][17] Writing in the music newspaper Sounds, English DJ John Peel wrote "a dapper little strutter" about the song.[18]

Radio and TV performances

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As well as garnering radio plays on BBC Radio, Radio Luxembourg and pirate radio stations, the song was also play listed on Italian radio stations such as "Secondo" (channel 2)[19] and it was playlist by various Canadian radio stations.[20] De Paul appeared on numerous prime time TV shows performing "All Night" such as Top of the Pops in the UK on 4 May 1973.[21][22][23] She performed a liver version of the song together with her song "Sleeping Blue Nights" (from the album "Surprise") on the German TV music show Hits-a-Go-Go on 24 June 1973 (re-screened as an episode of Einsfestival on 28 March 2015), where she performed with Mott The Hoople.[24] De Paul also gave a memorable performance surrounded by male dancers on Top A Gérard Lenorman in France and Popzein in the Netherlands, alongside ABBA on 6 June 1973[25] performing the song. The Top of the Pops version was released on the BBC Transcription Services for broadcast world wide, together with live versions of her songs "Ivory Tower" and "Water".[26]

Singles charts

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The single reached No. 17 on the Dutch Single Tip chart[27] and No. 20 on the Turkish singles chart as published by Milliyet.[28] It was also playlist by a number of pirate radio stations and it reached No. 27 on the Radio North Sea International (RNI) Top 30 in June 1973,[29] Although it did not appear in the UK Singles Chart, it bubbled under as a chart breaker.[30][31] In 1974, it was released for a second time in Japan, as one of the tracks on a four track EP that featured all four de Paul singles recorded for the MAM label.[32]

Album track

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Even though it was originally a non-album single, it has since been released on almost every de Paul compilation album, such as Lynsey Sings aka The World of Lynsey De Paul,[33] and the German album Profile.[34] A version that is longer than the one appearing as the single and that referenced "Sugar Me" was released on the album Greatest Hits,[35] and in remastered form on Sugar and Beyond. In the accompanying booklet to Sugar and Beyond, de Paul revealed it was not one of her own favourite compositions.[36][37] Nevertheless, AllMusic lists "All Night" as one of de Paul's song highlights.[38]

Cover version

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The song was recorded with Japanese lyrics by singer/actress Jun Fubuki (real name Reiko Horikawa)[39] as "Futari No Hodou",[40] which was released as a single as well as an album track on the L.P. "ジュンとあなたの世界〜風吹じゅん ファースト・アルバム〜" in Japan in 1974. It was later released for the first time on the CD collection Golden Best: Jun Fubuki in 2012.[41] Fubuki performed her version of the song on the popular Japanese TV show, 風吹ジュン - 二人の舗道, in 1975.[42]

Recent releases

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In 2019, it was included as a track on Denim & Diamante vol. 1, a selection of 1970s glam pop and discotheque rock, mixed by Denim Disco.[43] In 2020, it comprised one of the tracks on I Start Counting #10, an album compiled by Saint Etienne.[44] The song was also included in the 2024 collection "Rose Coloured Glasses".[45] It still receives airplay, notably in the US as recently as 2021.[46]

References

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  1. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  2. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - All Night". Discogs.com. 27 October 1973. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, page 13, Library of Congress. Copyright Office
  4. ^ The Directory of American 45 R.p.m. Records, Volume 4 by Ken Clee, 1997
  5. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - All Night Lyrics - LetsSingIt Lyrics". LetsSingIt.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - All Night". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - Surprise". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - All Night". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  9. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - All Night". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  10. ^ Cashbox, 16 June 1973
  11. ^ Record World, p. 18, 9 June 1973
  12. ^ DJ and Radio Monthly, No. 9, June 1973. p. 29
  13. ^ "DJ and Radio Monthly" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. June 1973. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  14. ^ The Evening Times, 25 May 1973, p. 12
  15. ^ Peter Jones (5 May 1973). "Lynsey de Paul" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 20. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  16. ^ Record Mirror, 12 May 1973
  17. ^ "May 12, 1973: Brownsville Station, Foster Sylvers, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Laura Lee, Millie Jackson". Jameshamiltondiscopage.com. 12 May 1973. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  18. ^ Sounds, 6 October 1973
  19. ^ Radiocorriere, 20 July 1974, p. 67
  20. ^ RPM Weekly, 1 September 1973, vol. 20, issue 3, page 27
  21. ^ "Top of the Pops (UK) - S10E16". Tvtime.com. 4 May 1973. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  22. ^ "Top of the Pops : Season 10, 4 May 1973". Trakt.tv. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  23. ^ "TV Pop Diaries - 1973". Tvpopdiaries.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Episode dated 24 June 1973". IMDb.com. 24 June 1973. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  25. ^ "ABBA on TV". Abbaontv.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  26. ^ "Top Of The Pops-443 (1973, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 2 May 1973. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  28. ^ "World singles charts and sales TOP 50 in 58 countries: TURKEY". Artisteschartsventes.blogspot.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Radio Northsea International Top 30 - 1973". Hitnoteringen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  30. ^ Record Mirror, 5 May 1973
  31. ^ "Lynsey de Paul • Top Songs as Writer • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  32. ^ "Lynsey de Paul - Sugar Me". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  33. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - Lynsey Sings". Discogs.com. 1977. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  34. ^ "Côme Martins Pamart". Facebook.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  35. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - Greatest Hits". Discogs. 1994. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  36. ^ "Sugar & Beyond: Anthology 1972-1974 - Lynsey de Paul | Songs, Reviews, Credits |". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  37. ^ "Lynsey de Paul - Sugar And Beyond Anthology 1972-1974". Discogs.com. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  38. ^ "Lynsey de Paul | Songs |". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  39. ^ "Jun Fubuki". IMDb.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  40. ^ "Jun Fubuki". Whosampled.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  41. ^ "風吹ジュン / ゴールデン☆ベスト - CDJournal". Artist.cdjournal.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  42. ^ "風吹ジュン - 二人の舗道 - 1975". YouTube. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  43. ^ "Denim Disco: DENIM & DIAMANTE VOL.1 MIX". Denimdisco.blogspot.com. December 12, 2019.
  44. ^ "Saint Etienne, Bob Stanley And Pete Wiggs Mix Tapes, Mixes, Playlists". Saintetiennedisco.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  45. ^ "Rose Coloured Glasses". Mixcloud.com.
  46. ^ "I Believe in Music and Hippie Girls : Dark Night of the Soul with Julie". Wfmu.org.
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