The California Chiffons - Tonight's the Night

1960
- A rare version of the song "Tonight's The Night", which were recorded the same year as the original version, by the Shirelles.

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• Chiffons
• The
• Tonight's
• Night
• Girl
• Group
• 1960's
• Northern
• Soul
• Shirelles
• Will
• You
• Still
• Love
• Me
• Tomorrow
• Lyrics

[GeeTee15]

I love their song "One Fine Day" :)

The Chiffons :) I think i like them now!

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[WillerRemyMa]

Except they're not the same Chiffons. The 'One Fine Day' Chiffons formed in 1962, and are from the Bronx. This group formed in 1958, in Los Angeles, and broke up in 1961. That's why the Bronx group were able to use their name! :)

[johnandlat]

this group was from California. They are not The Chiffons that we think of. This group had no success on the charts and that's why The Group from NYC was able to use that name

[WillerRemyMa]

Thanks for the heads-up! Do you know any other recordings by this group. I dig their sound so much! Is the song 'Doctor of Hearts' by this group as well?

[madean17]

this is music

[dovermoreno]

I had 5 sisters growing up in the sixties and one of my fondest memories is of them puting 45's on the record player and lip syncing to the their favorites.....and Tonight's The Nighthis was definitely one of them.

In my mind's eye I can still see them all holding hair brush-microphones and hamming it up in our living room back home in Illinois.....

Good times ! Good times !!

[tas6010]

Boy, you learn something new every day!

[johnandlat]

@yellowlinda yea, but the picture is of the more popular group that we know as the Chiffons

[yellowlinda]

@johnandlat This group of "Chiffons" also recorded as The Unforgettables on Colpix, who had a minor hit with "It Hurts" in 1961. They released two more singles including the celebrated "Doctor Of Hearts" on Reprise and "No More Tomorrows" on Wildcat.

[elamite66]

@tjbnyc76 of course you're correct but doesn't the lead singer sound exactly like the lead singer of the Shirelles?

[elamite66]

in any case the do a very close imitation of the Shirelles hit

[JimmyBoi2]

Picture is of the NYC Chiffons........

[xpmark1]

I think this version by the California Chiffons is perfect.The Shirelles are very much a favorite girl group.

[dylandollyspud]

@russieross Shirley Owen was lead singer of the Shirelles and her wonderful voice sounds great on this track

The Shirelles were the very first black girl group to hit the top slot in 1961, and Shirley made the group massive at the time, and opened doors to the girl groups.

They cut a few decent singles, especially Mama Said, but like most of the girl groups, the hits dried due to rotten songs and not the British Invasion. Music was moving on, but at least they were original at the time.

[tjbnyc76]

@carlvis1 The Shirelles recorded for Scepter Records in New York, not Motown.