Southern Nights
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Southern Nights (Engl., About "Southern Nights") is a pop song by Allen Toussaint from 1975, which appeared on his album of the same name. The track became a hit in 1977 in a country version by Glen Campbell .
history
The track Southern Nights is inspired by childhood memories. Allen Toussaint had visits from relatives from Louisiana , who, according to his stories, often spent the night in the open air and told each other stories. Toussaint wrote a song for it and first published it in 1975 on his album Southern Nights .
Jimmy Webb introduced Glen Campbell to the song, which changed the content a little and then released it as a single and on his album of the same name. Campbell's version was released on January 17, 1977 and became a number one hit on the pop , country and adult contemporary charts in the United States and Canada . The song also made it into the charts in Germany and Great Britain. The song was awarded a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling one million singles . In addition, nominations for the Country Music Association for the song of the year followed .
More cover versions
- 1977: Wencke Myhre (summer night)
- 1977: Graham Bonney (Sunshine)
- 1978: Roy Clark
- 1978: Horst Wende
- 1978: Joe Dassin (Mon copain Julie)
- 1981: Jiří Korn (gentleman)
- 1992: Boots Randolph
- 1994: Chet Atkins feat. Allen Toussaint
- 2010: Johnny Mathis
- 2017: Lizz Wright
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sources for chart placements: Chart statistics for Southern Nights on chartsurfer.de, accessed on August 10, 2017.
- ^ A b Ed Hogan: Southern Nights - Glen Campbell | Song info . Allmusic . Retrieved November 12, 2015.