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"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
Single by The Shirelles
from the album Tonight's the Night
B-side
"Boys"
Released
November 1960 (US)
1961 (UK)
Format
Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded
1960
Bell Sound Studios, New York, New York, U.S.
Genre
R&B
Length
2:43
Label
Scepter
Songwriter(s)
Gerry Goffin
Carole King
Producer(s)
Luther Dixon
The Shirelles singles chronology
"Tonight's the Night"
(1960) "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
(1960) "Dedicated to the One I Love"
(1961)
"Tonight's the Night"
(1960) "'Will You Love Me Tomorrow'"
(1960) "Dedicated to the One I Love"
(1961)
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", also known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was originally recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles, who took their single to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is also notable for being the first song by a black all-girl group to reach number one in the United States.[1] It has since been recorded by many artists over the years, including a 1971 version by co-writer Carole King.
Contents
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1 The Shirelles' version
1.1 Background
1.2 Reception
1.3 Answer songs
2 Carole King version
2.1 Background
2.2 Personnel
3 Other versions
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
The Shirelles' version[edit]
Background[edit]
In 1960, the American girl group the Shirelles released the first version of the song as Scepter single 1211, with "Boys" on the B-side. The single's first pressing was labelled simply "Tomorrow", then lengthened later. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens (later known as Shirley Alston-Reeves) did not want to record it, because she thought it was "too country." She relented after a string arrangement was added. However, Owens recalled on Jim Parsons' syndicated oldies radio program, Shake Rattle Showtime, that some radio stations had banned the record because they had felt the lyrics were too sexually charged. The song is in AABA form.[2]
Reception[edit]
This version of the song, with session musicians Paul Griffin on piano and Gary Chester on drums, as of 2009 was ranked as the 162nd greatest song of all time, as well as the best song of 1960, by Acclaimed Music.[3] It was ranked at #126 among Rolling Stone 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Billboard named the song #3 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[4]
The song later appeared on the soundtrack of Michael Apted's Stardust.
Answer songs[edit]
Bertell Dache, a black demo singer for the Brill Building songwriters, recorded an answer song entitled "Not just Tomorrow, But Always".[5] It has been claimed by some historians that Dache was a pseudonym for Epic recording artist Tony Orlando[citation needed], whose recording of the original song had not been released as Don Kirshner thought the lyric was convincing only as sung by a woman. However, an ad for United Artists Records which appeared in Billboard during 1961 featured a photo of the singer which indicated that Dache was not Tony Orlando.[citation needed]
The Satintones, an early Motown group, also recorded an answer song called "Tomorrow and Always," which used the same melody as the original but initially neglected to credit King and Goffin. Following a threat of litigation, later pressings of the record included proper credit. Eventually, it was withdrawn and replaced with a different song. The Satintones' versions are included in the box set The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 1: 1959–1961.
Carole King version[edit]
Background[edit]
In 1971 Carole King, the co-writer of the song, recorded a version of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" for her landmark studio album Tapestry, with Joni Mitchell and James Taylor on background vocals. King's version of the song was taken at a considerably slower tempo and with a more contemplative, melancholy feel than in the Shirelles original recording. It gained considerable album-oriented rock airplay due to the large-scale commercial success of the album.
The song became a feature of King's live shows. Taylor recreated his part during their joint arena-based Troubadour Reunion Tour of 2010.
In the 2013 Broadway Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, the song is featured in part four times: once during its writing, once during King recording a demo of it, then with the Shirelles performing it, and then King singing and playing it later during an especially bad time in her marriage with Goffin. No other song is featured as frequently in the musical.
Personnel[edit]
Carole King – piano, vocals
Additional musicians
Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar – acoustic guitar
Russ Kunkel – drums
Charles "Charlie" Larkey – bass guitar
Joni Mitchell – background vocals
James Taylor – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Other versions[edit]
Dusty Springfield recorded the song for her 1964 debut solo album A Girl Called Dusty. She also recorded a version with French lyrics entitled Demain tu peux changer for her 1965 EP Mademoiselle Dusty, which included four songs she had previously recorded in English.
Brenda Lee released her version in 1961 as a single.
Helen Shapiro recorded a version for her 1962 album 'Tops' with Me.
Little Eva released a version on her 1962 album Llllloco-Motion.
Cher recorded a version for her 1966 album Chér.
Jackie DeShannon recorded a version for her 1966 album Are You Ready for This?.
Sandy Posey recorded the song for her 1968 album Looking at You.
The Four Seasons had a number 24 hit with the song on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.
Linda Ronstadt released a version on her 1970 album, Silk Purse. It reached number 98 in Cash Box and (Bubbled Under to) number 111 in Billboard.
Roberta Flack's version hit number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow".
Melanie Safka reached number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973 and reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom in 1974.
Jody Miller made the charts[vague] with a remake of the song in 1975.
Morningside Drive released a dance version of the song in 1975, which reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Dana Valery recorded a dance version that hit number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.
Dave Mason had a number 39 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978 with his remake. It was his final top 40 hit on that chart.
Laura Nyro recorded a version which was released on her posthumous 2001 album Angel In the Dark.
Laura Branigan recorded a cover of the song on her 1984 album Self Control.
The Bee Gees recorded a cover for the Carole King tribute album Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King in 1995.
Inger Marie Gundersen recorded a cover of the song on her 2004 album Make This Moment [6]
Amy Winehouse recorded a cover of the song in 2004 for the soundtrack to Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film), and a further version that was released in 2011 on her posthumous album Lioness: Hidden Treasures.
Leslie Grace released a bachata version in 2012 which became her debut single. Her version peaked at number one on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart and number one on the Latin Airplay chart, becoming the youngest female artist to do so.[7]
See also[edit]
List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1961 (U.S.)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Bronson, Fred, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard Books, 1992
Jump up ^ Covach, John (2005), "Form in Rock Music: A Primer", in Stein, Deborah, Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis, New York: Oxford University Press, p.70, ISBN 0-19-517010-5.
Jump up ^ "Acclaimed Music Top 3000 songs". Acclaimedmusic.net. 27 May 2009.
Jump up ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Will You Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
Jump up ^ spotify
Jump up ^ Ramirez, Rauly (2012-10-16). "Leslie Grace Youngest Woman To Top Latin Airplay Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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The Shirelles
Shirley Owens
Doris Coley
Addie Harris
Beverly Lee
Albums
Tonight's the Night
Baby It's You
Foolish Little Girl
Singles
"Tonight's the Night"
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
"Dedicated to the One I Love"
"Mama Said"
"Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)"
"Baby It's You"
"Soldier Boy"
"Welcome Home, Baby"
"Everybody Loves a Lover"
"Foolish Little Girl"
Related topics
"Boys"
Baby It's You! The Musical
Book:The Shirelles
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v
t
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The Four Seasons
Frankie Valli
Tommy DeVito
Bob Gaudio
Nick Massi
Charles Calello
Joe Long
Albums
Sherry & 11 Others (1962)
The 4 Seasons Greetings (1962)
Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons (1963)
Working My Way Back to You and More Great New Hits (1966)
The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (1969)
Chameleon (1972)
Who Loves You (1975)
The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (2002)
Singles
"Bermuda"
"Sherry"
"Big Girls Don't Cry"
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
"Walk Like a Man"
"Ain't That a Shame"
"Candy Girl"
"New Mexican Rose"
"Dawn (Go Away)"
"Stay"
"Ronnie"
"Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)"
"Rag Doll"
"Silence Is Golden"
"Save It for Me"
"Sincerely"
"Big Man in Town"
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
"Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)"
"Since I Don't Have You"
"Girl Come Running"
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"
"Let's Hang On!"
"Don't Think Twice"
"Working My Way Back to You"
"Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me)"
"On the Good Ship Lollipop"
"I've Got You Under My Skin"
"The Proud One"
"Tell It to the Rain"
"Beggin'"
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
"C'mon Marianne"
"Lonesome Road"
"Watch the Flowers Grow"
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
"My Eyes Adored You"
"Our Day Will Come"
"Who Loves You"
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
"Silver Star"
"Grease"
Related topics
Discography
Members
Albums
Songs
The Four Lovers
The Wonder Who?
Bob Crewe
"Ces soirées-là"
Jersey Boys: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Jersey Boys (musical)
Jersey Boys (film)
Book:The Four Seasons
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v
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Carole King
Studio albums
Writer
Tapestry
Music
Rhymes & Reasons
Fantasy
Wrap Around Joy
Thoroughbred
Simple Things
Welcome Home
Touch the Sky
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
One to One
Speeding Time
City Streets
Colour of Your Dreams
Love Makes the World
Compilations
Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago
The Legendary Demos
Live albums
In Concert
The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971
The Living Room Tour
Live at the Troubadour
Other albums
A Holiday Carole
Singles
"It Might as Well Rain Until September"
"It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move"
"So Far Away"/"Smackwater Jack"
"You've Got a Friend"/"Beautiful" (Scandinavia only)
"Sweet Seasons"
"Been to Canaan"
"Jazzman"
"Nightingale"
"Only Love Is Real"
"One Fine Day"
"Now and Forever"
Other songs
"Wasn't Born to Follow"
"Goin' Back
"I Can't Hear You No More"
"Up on the Roof"
"Where You Lead"
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
"It's Going to Take Some Time"
"Some Kind of Wonderful"
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Related articles
Discography
Troubadour Reunion Tour
A Natural Woman: A Memoir
Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Book
Category
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Dave Mason
Studio albums
1967 Mr. Fantasy (With Traffic)
1968 Traffic (With Traffic)
1969 Last Exit (With Traffic)
1970 Alone Together
1971 Dave Mason & Cass Elliot
1972 Headkeeper
1973 It's Like You Never Left
1974 Dave Mason
1975 Split Coconut
1977 Let It Flow
1978 Mariposa De Oro
1980 Old Crest on a New Wave
1987 Two Hearts
1987 Some Assembly Required
2008 26 Letters – 12 Notes
2014 Future's Past
Live albums
1971 Welcome to the Canteen (With Traffic)
1973 Dave Mason Is Alive
1976 Certified Live
1999 Live: 40,000 Headmen Tour (w/ Jim Capaldi)
2002 Live at Perkins' Palace (originally recorded 1981)
2002 Dave Mason: Live at Sunrise
2007 XM Live
Compilations
1972 Scrapbook
1974 The Best of Dave Mason
1975 At His Best
1978 The Very Best of Dave Mason
1981 The Best of Dave Mason
1995 Long Lost Friend: The Very Best of Dave Mason
1999 Ultimate Collection
2006 The Definitive Collection
2016 The Columbia Years: The Definitive Anthology
Singles
1968 "Just for You" b/w "Little Woman"
1970 "Only You Know and I Know" US #42
1970 "Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman" US #97 (was only a 45 rpm B-side until it was released on the Ultimate Collection CD in 1999)
1972 "To Be Free" US #121
1977 "So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)" US #89
1977 "We Just Disagree" US No. 12, US AC No. 19
1978 "Mystic Traveller"
1978 "Don't It Make You Wonder"
1978 "Let It Go, Let It Flow" US No. 45
1978 "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" US No. 39
1980 "Save Me" (with Michael Jackson) US No. 71
1987 "Something In The Heart" US Mainstream Rock No. 24
1988 "Dreams I Dream" (duet with Phoebe Snow) US AC No. 11
Other Notable Appearances
1968 Electric Ladyland
1968 Beggars Banquet
1969 Lily the Pink
1970 All Things Must Pass
1970 On Tour with Eric Clapton
1971 Motel Shot
1971 Songs for Beginners
1972 Graham Nash David Crosby
1972 Oh How We Danced
1974 Wild Tales
1974 Phoebe Snow
1975 Venus and Mars
1976 You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind]]
1978 Thoroughfare Gap
1979 Gimme Some Neck
1979 Skatetown, U.S.A.
1983 Airborne
1995 Time
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