BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987
“Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” is the second track on the 1986 album Invisible Touch by Genesis. It peaked at number three in the U.S. and number 18 in the UK as the fourth single from the album. The working title was “Monkey, Zulu”.
The single included an edited version of the song (at 4:28) and the first part of “Domino” (“In The Glow of the Night”) as the B-side. This shorter version was used in the later compilation Turn It On Again: The Hits. Some singles that included the full version of the song included the second part of “Domino” (“The Last Domino”) as the B-side. Other releases contained the rare track “Paperlate” and a 12″ remix of “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight”.
The song was performed in concerts in support of Invisible Touch between 1986 and 1988. A shorter version (which segued into “Invisible Touch”) was played on the We Can’t Dance and Turn It On Again tours, albeit transposed down a key to account for the deepening of Phil Collins’ voice over the years.
SIDE A:
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (Remix) 4:32
In The Glow Of The Night (Part One) 4:28
SIDE B:
Paperlate 3:16
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (Special 12″ Remix) 11:44
Remix – John ‘Tokes’ Potoker*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #3 |
| 1987 | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight | U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | #45 |
| 1987 | Tonight, Tonight, Tonight | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks | #8 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Atlantic – 0-86722
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock
Credits: Arranged By – Genesis
Design – Assorted Images (London)*, Baker Dave
Engineer – Hugh Padgham
Producer – Genesis, Hugh Padgham (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Written-By – M. Rutherford*, P. Collins*, A. Banks*
NOTES:
A2: From Atlantic LP 81641 “Invisible Touch”
B1: From Atlantic LP 2-200 “Three Sides Live”
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
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The cover (image) reminds me of Lynch’s Eraserhead.
Thanks Paul. I didn’t have this one.
Damn – this is a flashback to high school! Probably my favorite Genesis single, with a decent mix by John Potoker. It’s one of those songs that actually sounds best at night. And if I recall correctly, the track was pimped out to Budweiser for a TV ad. Thanks Paul!
Once again a stellar sounding rendition of another great Genesis maxi-single. Many thanks as usual, i hope the series is to be continued… 😉
Thank you Alessandro. I will be continuing the series.
This post came up on my Facebook feed and I let out a small squeal of delight, much to the surprise of everyone else in the room at the time. Thank you for posting this Paul.
Lol you’re very welcome Dan 🙂
I love this song by Genesis. I also like the video for Tonight, Tonight, Tonight.
Thanks a lot Paul, as always! 🙂
You’re welcome Spring 🙂
Hi Paul, just GREAT to have all these 12 inches by Genesis!
The main single which is still missing is the extended ‘Mama’. I believe the German pressed 1992 CD single doesn’t contain the full length long version of 7:28, but clocks a half mniute earlier at 6:57.
Thanks Stefano 🙂 I have “Mamma” in que for a future posting.
Most of all the German CD-single from 1992 is heavily no-noised, and you can also hear a sort of sound ”adjustment” at the very beginning of Mama, where the volume drops down significantly. In conclusion, it is a very bad cd edition.
The rarer Dutch 1988 3-inch CD-single is much better, it is a faithful flat transfer of the original tapes, even if it still sounds somewhat ”sterile”.
In my opinion, once Paul put his magic doing his own transfer, i’m 110% sure it will be the definitive version, you won’t need any other.
Thank you Alessandro I hope that when I do rip it that it turns out to be fab!