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1964 single by the Drifters
"Saturday Night at the Movies " is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and performed by American vocal group the Drifters with Johnny Moore as vocalist. The song was arranged and conducted by Teacho Wiltshire and produced by Bert Berns .
The song was released as a 1964 single, peaking at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100[1] UK Singles Chart .[2]
Personnel [ edit ]
The song was recorded on August 4, 1964, at Atlantic Studios in New York City.
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
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Other versions [ edit ]
Inger Öst 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.[6]
In 1991, a version was featured in the horror movie Popcorn
In 1996, a version was featured as track 5 on the album Take Two Robson and Jerome . It also features on both of the duo's compilation albums, titled "Happy Days - The Best Of" and "The Love Songs".
In 2002, the song was recorded by Swedish band Barbados on the album Världen utanför [7]
In 2008, Swedish band Drifters recorded the song on the album Tycker om dig: Svängiga låtar från förr [8]
In 2013, British vocal group The Overtones recorded the song on their album, also called Saturday Night at the Movies .[9]
In 2017, English singer Joe McElderry recorded the song on his #10 album, also titled Saturday Night at the Movies .
References [ edit ]
^ "1964" . Retrohits. 1964. Retrieved October 19, 2014 .
^ "Drifters" . Every Hit. 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2014 .
^ "The Drifters" . Officialcharts.com . Retrieved November 30, 2021 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 . Record Research. p. 173.
^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
^ The Overtones - Saturday Night At The Movies , retrieved June 8, 2023
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