In the Still of the Night (1956 song)

"In The Still of The Night" is a song written by Fred Parris and recorded by his Five Satins. Although the single was only a moderate hit, peaking at #24 on the national pop charts and #3 on the R&B "race" charts (Billboard's chart designation for R&B during that time), its reputation came to surpass its original chart placement. For three decades, the single almost always topped the influential Top 500 Songs countdown on oldies radio station WCBS-FM. The track sold over 10 million copies in 1987 and 1988 as part of the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack. It is ranked #90 on the "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Original version

The original recording briefly hit the charts again in 1960 and 1961; an instrumental version by Santo & Johnny charted in 1964, and a version by Paul Anka did likewise in 1969. None of these releases reached the top half of the Billboard Hot 100, however.

Deborah Gibson performed a cover version, transposed to C major, during her Atlantic-years concert tours and recorded the same for the Atlantic soundtrack album "The Wonder Years - Music from the Emmy Award-Winning Show and its Era" (LP 82032).

The song was spelled as "In the Still of the Nite" to avoid confusion with Cole Porter's "In the Still of the Night." The Five Satins rock and roll standard is at times also spelled in that manner. The song was also used in the Disney attraction "The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management)".

Boyz II Men version

Infobox Single
Name = In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)


Cover size =
Border =
Caption =
Artist = Boyz II Men
Album = Cooleyhighharmony
A-side =
B-side = "Snippets From 'An American Dream'"
Released = 1992
Format = CD single
CD maxi
7" single
Recorded = 1992
Genre = R&B
Length = 2:51
Label = Monotown
Writer = F. Parris
Producer = Boyz II Men
Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single = "End of the Road"
(1992)
This single = "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)"
(1993)
Next single = "Let It Snow"
(1993)
Misc =

Boyz II Men recorded an a cappella cover (in the original F major) of the song for the soundtrack to the television miniseries . This version reached number 3 on the Hot 100. It was later added to the 1993 re-release of their album "Cooleyhighharmony".

Track listings

; 7" single
# "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" (LP version) — 2:51
# "Snippets From 'An American Dream'" by The Jacksons

; CD maxi
# "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" (LP version) — 2:51
# "Snippets From 'An American Dream'" by The Jacksons
# "Medley" ("I Want You Back" (live) / "ABC" (live)) by The Jacksons

Charts

References

* " [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6595935/in_the_still_of_the_nite In the Still of the Nite] ". "Rolling Stone".
* Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. " [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dcfuxq95ld6e~T1 The Five Satins] ". Allmusic.
* Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, WI, 2000.