Tonight (Ken Laszlo song)

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"Tonight"
Ken Laszlo - Tonight.jpg
Single by Ken Laszlo
from the album Ken Laszlo
B-side "Tonight (Instrumental)"
Released1985
RecordedSeptember 1985
Studio Memory (Parma)
Genre Italo disco
Length3:59
Label Memory
Songwriter(s)
  • Sandro Oliva
  • Gino Caria
Producer(s)
  • Stefano Cundari
  • Alessandro Zanni
Ken Laszlo singles chronology
"Hey Hey Guy"
(1984)
"Tonight"
(1985)
"Don't Cry"
(1986)
Audio
"Tonight" on YouTube

"Tonight" is a song by Italian musician Ken Laszlo (real name Gianni Coraini), released in 1985 as the second single from his debut studio album, Ken Laszlo (1987). The song reached the top 10 in Sweden, peaking at No. 7 in March 1986. "Tonight" also charted in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, peaking at No. 24, No. 26 and No. 29, respectively.

Contents

Track listing and formats

A. "Tonight" – 3:59
B. "Tonight" (Instrumental) – 3:48
A. "Tonight" – 5:45
B. "Tonight" (Instrumental) – 5:45

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from the Ken Laszlo album and 7-inch single liner notes. [3] [1]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Tonight"
Chart (1985–1986)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 26
France (SNEP) [5] 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 7

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References

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  2. Tonight (Italian 12-inch single liner notes). Ken Laszlo. Memory Records. 1985. MEMIX 035.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Ken Laszlo (LP, Vinyl, CD). Ken Laszlo. Memory Records. 1987. MELP 005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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