Tonight (band)

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

Chris Turner - lead vocals and songwriter
Phil Chambon - rhythm guitar, backing vocals and songwriter
Dave Cook - lead guitar
Russ Strothard - bass guitar and backing vocals
Gary Thompson - drums
Andy Arthurs - producer and songwriter

References

^ "Tonight finally release album after 32 years". Evening Echo. 11 December 2010.
^ Russ Strothard. "Power Pop 1st mention". Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 562. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

[1] "Tonight finally release album after 32 years". Evening Echo. 11 December 2010.

[2] Russ Strothard. "Power Pop 1st mention". Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-3] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 562. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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