Saturday Night at the Movies (song)
"Saturday Night at the Movies" | ||||
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Single by The Drifters | ||||
from the album "The Good Life with The Drifters" | ||||
B-side | "Spanish Lace" | |||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Soul, doo-wop | |||
Length | 2:26 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | |||
Producer(s) | Bert Berns | |||
The Drifters singles chronology | ||||
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Saturday Night at the Movies is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, and recorded by The Drifters from the United States with Johnny Moore as vocalist, released as a 1964 single, peaking at #18th position at the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The song eventually charted in the United Kingdom in March 1972 when reissued as a double A-side with "At The Club" peaking at #3 at the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Personnel[]
The song was recorded on August 4, 1964 at Atlantic Studios in New York City.
- Johnny Moore, lead tenor vocal
- Charlie Thomas, tenor vocal
- Eugene Pearson, baritone vocal
- Johnny Terry, bass vocal
- Ernie Hayes, piano
- Everett Barksdale, guitar
- Bill Suyker, guitar
- Bob Bushnell, guitar
- Milt Hinton, bass
- Gary Chester, drums
The song was arranged and conducted by Teacho Wiltshire and produced by Bert Berns.
Other versions[]
recorded the song with lyrics in Swedish by Green as På nian på lördag, releasing it as a single in January 1968, with Öppna ditt hjärta (Open Your Heart) acting as a B-side.[3]
In 1991, a version was featured in the horror movie Popcorn by Ossie D and Stevie G.
In 2002, the song was recorded by Swedish band Barbados on the album Världen utanför.[4]
In 2008, Swedish band Drifters recorded the song on the album Tycker om dig: Svängiga låtar från förr.[5]
In 2017, English singer Joe McElderry recorded the song on his #10 album, also titled Saturday Night at the Movies.
References[]
- ^ "1964". Retrohits. 1964. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Drifters". Every Hit. 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- 1964 singles
- The Drifters songs
- Songs written by Barry Mann
- Songs with lyrics by Cynthia Weil
- 1968 singles
- Drifters (Swedish band) songs
- Barbados (band) songs
- 1964 songs
- Atlantic Records singles