Tonight's the Night

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Written by: Luther Dixon, Shirley Owens
Produced by: Dixon
Released: Sept. '60 on Scepter
Charts: 12 weeks
Top spot: No. 39

The Shirelles were teens in Passaic, New Jersey, who formed the group while in high school. Lead singer Owens was nineteen when she co-wrote this hit about romantic surrender, full of Latin-style syncopation and soulful yearning.

Appears on: 25 All-Time Greatest Hits (Varese Sarabande)

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