BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984
Originally posted January 19, 2012
“Tonight” is a song written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop for Iggy’s second solo album, Lust for Life, released in 1977. The song was later made into the title track for Bowie’s own album Tonight.
Bowie re-recorded the song with guest vocalist Tina Turner in 1984 for his album of the same name. The song was recorded as a duet but the single was only credited to Bowie. The original spoken word introduction of the 1977 version, establishing that the lyric is addressed to a lover dying of a heroin overdose, was excised for Bowie’s version because Bowie regarded the introduction as an “idiosyncracy” of Iggy Pop that did not match his own personal vocabulary. Bowie also stated that he didn’t want to “inflict” that part of the song on Tina Turner, either.
The reggae-flavoured song reached only #53 in the UK singles charts (the first ‘current’ Bowie single to miss the top 40 since “Be My Wife” in 1976). In the US the song also peaked at the #53 position on the Billboard Hot 100.
SIDE A:
Tonight (Vocal Dance Mix) 4:29
SIDE B:
Tumble And Twirl (Extended Dance Mix) 5:04
Tonight (Dub Mix) 4:19
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Tonight | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #53 |
| 1984 | Tonight | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | #28 |
| 1984 | Tonight | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #32 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America – V-7846-1/2
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Reggae
CREDITS:
Design – Mick Haggerty
Engineer [Remix] – MIchael Barbiero
Photography – Greg Gorman
Producer [Additional Production] – Carlos Alomar, Steve Thompson
Remix – Steve Thompson
Written-By – D. Bowie*, I. Pop*
NOTES:
Recorded in England.
Album versions can be heard on “TONIGHT”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
TY. This is a great track along with ‘Loving The Alien’, ‘Absolute Beginners’ and ‘This Is Not America’ all from the about the same year.
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Thanks so much for all the Bowie. It’s very much appreciated. Bowie’s an artist who deserves to be remembered and listened to.
Just another prove that chart positions are a relative thing. Tonight is a great song today as it was back then in 1984, when it got huge airplay around here, so I always considered it a big top ten hit and this are some fine mixes of this laid back track.
The right medicine for my soar ears as most of the music producers today seem to be on steroids 24 hours a day!
I was hoping you might re-up this post. I enjoyed it first time around.
Looking forward to the 24bit FLAC. Thanks Paul 🙂
Enjoy the music Junior 🙂
Oh yes Paul, I’m loving the re-ups as well, along with the new Bowie records you have in your collection. It is so nice to have them in such stellar quality by such an extreme music fan as yourself. I still can’t believe that artists and labels aren’t knocking at your door to get their back catalog out there. Sometimes, as we all know, master tapes are misplaced or lost, but you are rescuing classics from oblivion. It makes me so proud of the work you do and I feel privileged to be able to express my feelings of gratitude… Read more »
Thank you Jeff you are always the positive inspiration for all of us. I here there is a blizzard headed your way. Please be safe 🙂
Hugs, Paul
Well said! Agree 100%! Paul is the best!
Thanks Paul.
You’re welcome Omar 🙂
Brilliant news!
It’s not a very well known mix.
But, you’ll be very pleased when you hear it.
I used to own a copy, years ago – since ‘disappeared’.
Although, EMI released the Day-In, Day Out mixes digitally (iTunes etc.) almost a decade ago… To my knowledge, it has never appeared on CD.
They did issue them as digital files but only 256kbps.
Thank you very much, Paul. Really appreciating this wave of Bowie re-rips.
There is a brilliant remix of “Day-In, Day Out”, by Paul “Groucho” Smykle.
I love almost everything Shep Pettibone mixes, but Groucho’s mix really is better by comparison.
Hope it turns up in the near future!
Great work and great selection for BTG 2016 🙂
http://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-Day-In-Day-Out-Remix/release/2727194
http://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-Day-In-Day-Out-Remix/release/947229
Didn’t have that particular mix but ordered it just as soon as I read your comment. Will post it whenever I get it in my hands 🙂
I’ve not heard that mix either, wow, I look forward to hearing that one.