All Night (Lynsey de Paul song)

"All Night" is a song written by Lynsey de Paul and Ron Roker.[1] De Paul released her version of the song on 27 April 1973 as her third single released on MAM Records, with arrangements by Martyn Ford and John Bell and produced by de Paul. It features an uncredited male vocal (repeating the title "All Night" after de Paul sings it). A slinky, sexy song, it compares a love relationship to that of the spider and a fly.[2] The single is backed by the more socially aware song "Blind Leading the Blind", composed and produced by de Paul.[3] The song was an unusual release since neither the A-side or the B-side featured as tracks on her debut album. "Surprise" had been released a little more than a month earlier and this song was in a very different style.[4]

As well as being released in the UK, it was issued in France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, New Zealand, Japan and the US.[5][6] De Paul appeared on numerous TV shows such as Top of the Pops in the UK on 4 May 1973,[7] Hits-a-Go-Go in Germany and Top A Gérard Lenorman in France performing the song. The Top of the Pops version was released on the BBC Transcription Services for broadcast world wide, together with live versions of her songs "Ivory Tower" and "Water". The single reached no. 27 on the RNI Top 30 in June 1973,[8] but did not appear in the UK Singles Chart.[9][10] In 1974, it was released again in Japan, this time on a four track EP that featured all four de Paul singles on the MAM label.[11]

Even though it was originally a non-album single, it has since been released on almost every de Paul compilation album, such as Lynsey Sings aka The World of Lynsey De Paul,[12] and as a longer version that referenced "Sugar Me" on Greatest Hits,[13] and in remastered form on Sugar and Beyond. In the accompanying booklet to Sugar and Beyond, de Paul revealed it was not one of her favourite compositions.[14][15] Nevertheless, AMG lists "All Night" as one of de Paul's song highlights.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Lynsey De Paul - All Night Lyrics - LetsSingIt Lyrics". LetsSingIt.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lynsey De Paul - All Night". Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lynsey De Paul - Surprise". Discogs. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lynsey De Paul - All Night". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  6. ↑ "Lynsey De Paul - All Night". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Top of the Pops (UK) - S10E16". Tvtime.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  8. ↑ "Radio Northsea International Top 30 - 1973". Hitnoteringen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  9. ↑ Record Mirror, 5 May, 1973
  10. ↑ "Lynsey de Paul • Top Songs as Writer • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  11. ↑ "Lynsey de Paul - Sugar Me". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  12. ↑ "Lynsey De Paul - Lynsey Sings". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  13. ↑ "Lynsey De Paul - Greatest Hits". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  14. ↑ "Sugar & Beyond: Anthology 1972-1974 - Lynsey de Paul | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  15. ↑ "Lynsey de Paul - Sugar And Beyond Anthology 1972-1974". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  16. ↑ "Lynsey de Paul | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
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