Southern Nights (song)
| "Southern Nights" | ||||
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| File:Southern Nights song single cover.jpg | ||||
| Single by Glen Campbell | ||||
| from the album Southern Nights | ||||
| B-side | "William Tell Overture" | |||
| Released | January 17, 1977 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | October 2, 1976 Los Angeles, California |
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| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Allen Toussaint | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Klein | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
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"Southern Nights" is a song written by Allen Toussaint and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was the first single released from Campbell's 1977 album Southern Nights and reached No. 1 on three separate US charts.
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Song history
The lyrics of "Southern Nights" were inspired by childhood memories Allen Toussaint had of visiting relatives in the Louisiana backwoods, which often entailed storytelling under star-filled nighttime skies.[1] When Campbell heard Toussaint's version, he immediately identified with the lyrics which reminded him of his own youth growing up on an Arkansas farm. In October 1976, Campbell recorded the song with slightly modified lyrics.[1]
Chart performance
Released as a single in January 1977, "Southern Nights" immediately caught on with both country and pop audiences. The song featured a unique guitar lick that Campbell had learned from friend Jerry Reed. In late March, "Southern Nights" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart marking it Campbell's fifth and final No. 1 country hit.[2]
In late April, the track reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart marking Campbell's second and last No. 1 pop hit.
The song also spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart marking Campbell's seventh hit on the chart.[3]
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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Awards
"Southern Nights" was certified gold in the United States for sales of 1 million units by the Recording Industry Association of America. [5] In 1977, the song was nominated for Song of the Year by the Country Music Association.[6]
References
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External links
| Preceded by | Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single February 26, 1977 (2 weeks:first run) March 26, 1977 (2 weeks:second run) |
Succeeded by "Sam" by Olivia Newton-John "Don't Give Up on Us" by David Soul |
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single March 19-March 26, 1977 |
Succeeded by "Lucille" by Kenny Rogers |
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 30, 1977 |
Succeeded by "Hotel California" by Eagles |
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- 1977 singles
- Glen Campbell songs
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- Songs written by Allen Toussaint
- RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- Capitol Records singles
- 1976 songs
- Song recordings produced by Gary Klein (producer)
