Party Tonight
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Party Tonight is the third album by English band Modern Romance
. It was a compilation album released in 1983 on LP
and Cassette tape by Ronco
. A Japan
ese reissue on LP
was released, titled Juanita, but is long out of print
.
album released by multi-hit Salsa
and pop music
group Modern Romance
on the Ronco label. It was out in shops - on vinyl
and cassette tape - ready for Christmas
1983 and showcased their biggest hits. It further offered some album tracks and cover version
s. Party Tonight reached #45 on the UK Albums Chart
, wrapping up what had been the band's watershed year; it is their highest charting album in the UK to date. The album was produced by Tony Visconti
and featured tracks from their two previous studio albums - Adventures in Clubland
(1982) and Trick of the Light
(1983) - and featured its sister single, "Good Friday", released simultaneously. Party Tonight and Good Friday share the same cover photo.
The album features both lead vocalists - Geoff Deane (1980–82) and Michael J. Mullins
(1982–1985) - and was released in Germany
by WEA Records and in Japan
(under the title Juanita). The signature trumpets and horns by band member - and conductor
-composer
- John Du Prez
are evident throughout.
. Further adverts were placed in national newspapers.
Modern Romance (band)
Modern Romance were a British pop music band that found popularity in the early 1980s. Formed in 1980 by previous members of an earlier punk rock band, The Leyton Buzzards, the band enjoyed a string of UK chart hits before they broke up in 1985...
. It was a compilation album released in 1983 on LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
and Cassette tape by Ronco
Ronco
Ronco is an American company that manufactures and sells a variety of items and devices, most commonly those used in the kitchen. Ron Popeil founded the company in 1964, and commercials for the company's products soon became pervasive and memorable, in part thanks to Popeil's personal sales pitches...
. A Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese reissue on LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
was released, titled Juanita, but is long out of print
Out of print
Out of print refers to an item, typically a book , but can include any print or visual media or sound recording, that is in the state of no longer being published....
.
Track listing
- Best Years of Our LivesBest Years of Our Lives (song)"Best Years of Our Lives" is the highest charting single from UK band Modern Romance. It was released in October 1982 as a 7-inch single and 12-inch single by WEA...
– (David Jaymes, John Du Prez) - Ay Ay Ay Ay MooseyAy Ay Ay Ay Moosey"Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey" is a single by UK band Modern Romance. It was their second UK chart entry in 1981, reaching No. 10. It was released as a 7-inch single and 12-inch single by WEA Records...
- (D. Jaymes, Geoff Deane) - Everybody SalsaEverybody Salsa"Everybody Salsa" is a single by UK band Modern Romance. It was their first UK chart entry in 1981, reaching No. 12. It was released as a 7-inch single and 12-inch single by WEA Records...
- (D. Jaymes, Geoff Deane) - Don't Stop That Crazy RhythmDon't Stop That Crazy Rhythm"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" is a Top 20 single from UK band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 as a 7-inch single, 7-inch picture disc, and 12-inch single by WEA...
- (D. Jaymes, John Du PrezJohn Du PrezJohn Du Prez is a musician, conductor, and composer. Du Prez was a member of the 1980s multi-hit Salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several Film scores including Oxford Blues and the final Carry On film, Carry On Columbus...
) - High LifeHigh Life (song)"High Life" is a Top 10 single from UK band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 as a 7-inch picture disc and a 12-inch single by WEA. A Japanese and German edition was also released.-12-inch single:*High Life*You Just Can't Kill The Beat...
- (D. Jaymes, John Du PrezJohn Du PrezJohn Du Prez is a musician, conductor, and composer. Du Prez was a member of the 1980s multi-hit Salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several Film scores including Oxford Blues and the final Carry On film, Carry On Columbus...
) - Band of GoldBand Of Gold (Freda Payne song)"Band of Gold" is a popular song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland under the pseudonym Edythe Wayne, and Ron Dunbar, and first recorded by Freda Payne...
- (R. Dunbar, E. Wayne) - Queen of the Rapping Scene / Nothing Ever Goes the Way You Plan - (D. Jaymes, Geoff Deane)
- Good FridayGood Friday (song)"Good Friday" is the final song from Modern Romance in 1983. It was taken from their album Party Tonight.-Formats:7-inch single*"Good Friday"*"Good Feelings" [re-mix]12-inch single*"Good Friday"...
- (Michael J. Mullins) - Salsa Rappsody - (D. Jaymes, Geoff Deane)
- Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White [New Version] – (Louis Guglielmi, Mack DavidMack DavidMack David was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning from the early 1940s through the early 1970s. Mack was credited with writing lyrics and/or music for over one thousand songs...
) - Moose on the Loose - (D. Jaymes, Geoff Deane)
- Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"Just My Imagination " is a song by American soul group The Temptations. Released on the Gordy label, and produced by Norman Whitfield, it features on the group's 1971 album, Sky's the Limit. When released as a single, "Just My Imagination" became the third Temptations song to reach number one on...
- (N. Whitfield, B. Strong) - Love LettersLove Letters (song)"Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song appeared, without lyrics, in the movie of the same name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song for 1945....
- (V. Young, E. Heyman) - Walking in the RainWalking in the Rain (Modern Romance song)"Walking in the Rain" is a Top 10 single and an uncharacteristic ballad from UK salsa music band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 as a 7-inch single and 12-inch single by WEA. A Japanese version was also released.-History:...
– 4:41 (D. Jaymes, Michael John Mullins)
Personnel
- Michael J. MullinsMichael J. MullinsMichael J. Mullins is an English lead vocalist, backing singer, and songwriter best known as the lead singer of Salsa band Modern Romance . Modern Romance achieved eight Top 40 singles and two hit albums...
- vocals - Geoff Deane - Vocals
- Paul Gendler - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- David Jaymes - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Robbie Jaymes - synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Andy Kyriacou - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Tony Gainsborough - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- John Du PrezJohn Du PrezJohn Du Prez is a musician, conductor, and composer. Du Prez was a member of the 1980s multi-hit Salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several Film scores including Oxford Blues and the final Carry On film, Carry On Columbus...
- trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
Singles
- Everybody SalsaEverybody Salsa"Everybody Salsa" is a single by UK band Modern Romance. It was their first UK chart entry in 1981, reaching No. 12. It was released as a 7-inch single and 12-inch single by WEA Records...
(1981) UK #12 - Ay Ay Ay Ay, Moosey (1981) UK #10
- Queen of the Rapping Scene/Nothing Ever Goes The Way You Plan UK #37
- Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (1982) UK #15
- Best Years of Our Lives (1982) UK #4
- High Life (1983) UK #8
- Don't Stop That Crazy RhythmDon't Stop That Crazy Rhythm"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" is a Top 20 single from UK band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 as a 7-inch single, 7-inch picture disc, and 12-inch single by WEA...
(1983) UK #14 - Walking in the Rain (1983) UK #7 Thailand #1
- Good Friday (1983) UK #96
- Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"Just My Imagination " is a song by American soul group The Temptations. Released on the Gordy label, and produced by Norman Whitfield, it features on the group's 1971 album, Sky's the Limit. When released as a single, "Just My Imagination" became the third Temptations song to reach number one on...
(1984)
History
Party Tonight is a compilationCompilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
album released by multi-hit Salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
and pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group Modern Romance
Modern Romance (band)
Modern Romance were a British pop music band that found popularity in the early 1980s. Formed in 1980 by previous members of an earlier punk rock band, The Leyton Buzzards, the band enjoyed a string of UK chart hits before they broke up in 1985...
on the Ronco label. It was out in shops - on vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
and cassette tape - ready for Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
1983 and showcased their biggest hits. It further offered some album tracks and cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s. Party Tonight reached #45 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, wrapping up what had been the band's watershed year; it is their highest charting album in the UK to date. The album was produced by Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti
Anthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer and sometimes a musician or singer.Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers; his lengthiest involvement with any artist is with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's 1969 album Space Oddity to 2003's Reality, Visconti...
and featured tracks from their two previous studio albums - Adventures in Clubland
Adventures in Clubland
Adventures in Clubland is the debut album by English band Modern Romance. It was released in 1981 on LP and Cassette tape by WEA, and in 2008 a CD reissue was released by Wounded Bird Records.-Track listing:...
(1982) and Trick of the Light
Trick of the Light (album)
Trick of the Light is the second album by English band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 on LP and Cassette tape by WEA. A Japanese reissue on CD was released, but is long out of print.-Track listing:...
(1983) - and featured its sister single, "Good Friday", released simultaneously. Party Tonight and Good Friday share the same cover photo.
The album features both lead vocalists - Geoff Deane (1980–82) and Michael J. Mullins
Michael J. Mullins
Michael J. Mullins is an English lead vocalist, backing singer, and songwriter best known as the lead singer of Salsa band Modern Romance . Modern Romance achieved eight Top 40 singles and two hit albums...
(1982–1985) - and was released in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
by WEA Records and in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(under the title Juanita). The signature trumpets and horns by band member - and conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
-composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
- John Du Prez
John Du Prez
John Du Prez is a musician, conductor, and composer. Du Prez was a member of the 1980s multi-hit Salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several Film scores including Oxford Blues and the final Carry On film, Carry On Columbus...
are evident throughout.
Promotion
The album was advertised on UK television and selected tracks were used as jingles on BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. Further adverts were placed in national newspapers.