Sharing the Night Together

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"Sharing the Night Together"
Sharing the Night Together - Dr. Hook.jpg
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Pleasure & Pain
B-side"You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance"
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1978
GenreSoft rock
Length2:54
Label
Songwriter(s)Ava Aldridge & Eddie Struzick
Producer(s)Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"Walk Right In"
(1977) 		"Sharing the Night Together"
(1978) 		"All the Time in the World"
(1979)

"Sharing the Night Together" is a popular song written by Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick. Originally recorded by Lenny LeBlanc and then Arthur Alexander in 1976, the song was later a single produced by Ron Haffkine and performed by Dr. Hook from their album Pleasure and Pain.[1] "Sharing the Night Together" also appeared on most of Dr. Hook's following albums including Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits (and More).[2] It reached No. 6 in the U.S. and No. 3 in Canada in 1978, and No. 43 in the UK in 1980.

Chart performance[]

Weekly singles charts[]

Arthur Alexander
Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[3] 94
Lenny LeBlanc
Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[3] 99
Dr. Hook

Cover versions[]

  • In 1978, Jamaican singer Delroy Wilson made a reggae version.
  • Dobie Gray covered "Sharing the Night Together" in 1978. It was used as the B-side for his final hit, "You Can Do It" (U.S. No. 37, 1979).[12]
  • In 2007, Elliott Yamin covered the song and included it as a bonus track on his eponymous debut album.

Popular culture[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dr Hook - Pleasure & Pain CD Album". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Dr Hook - Little Bit More: (Greatest & Latest) CD Album". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cash Box Top 100 6/12/76". cashboxmagazine.com.
  4. ^ "100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 23 December 1978. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. ISBN 978-0823076901. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/23/78". Cash Box. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Top 200 Singles of '78 – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  9. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1978". Cash Box. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  10. ^ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Dobie Gray - You Can Do It / Sharing The Night Together". Discogs.
  13. ^ Konecky, Perri (October 20, 2019). "The Song Todd Sings in the Breaking Bad Movie Perfectly Captures How Insane He Is". POPSUGAR Entertainment.

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