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One More Night (Phil Collins song)

Summary

"One More Night" is the first single in the United States and second in the United Kingdom from Phil Collins' third studio album, the Diamond-certified No Jacket Required.[6] "One More Night" was Phil Collins' second U.S. No. 1 single,[7] following "Against All Odds", and was his fourth single to reach the top ten in the UK, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. In the U.S., the single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 50 on the chart dated 9 February 1985. It hit number one seven weeks later and remained on top for two weeks. In the UK, the single was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.[8] It was also his first No. 1 on the U.S. Adult contemporary chart.

"One More Night"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album No Jacket Required
B-side
Released24 January 1985 (US)[1]
  • 1 April 1985 (UK)[2]
RecordedMay–June 1984
StudioThe Townhouse, London and Old Croft, Surrey
GenreSoft rock[3][4][5]
Length
  • 4:51
  • 4:22 (7" version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Phil Collins
Producer(s)
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Sussudio"
(1985) 		"One More Night"
(1985) 		"Don't Lose My Number"
(1985)
Music video
"One More Night" on YouTube

The soft rock ballad remained for two weeks at the top in the U.S. in early 1985, until it was surpassed by "We Are the World" by USA for Africa on 13 April 1985.[9] It has also been included on the compilation albums Hits (1998), The Platinum Collection (2004), Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New (2004) and The Singles (2016).

It was also released on the 2008 EMI TV compilation album, 101 Love Songs, with Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now).[10]

History edit

Collins was playing around with his drum machine (a Roland TR-808) when he started saying the chorus of the song. He later recalled that the writing of the song, which has no hook, was completed "very quickly."[11] Its B-side in the UK was "I Like the Way", while the US received "The Man with the Horn".

Music video edit

The song's music video, directed by Jim Yukich, features Collins playing the piano in a downtown bar.

The bar (both the interior and the exterior shot as Collins leaves and walks away into the night as the song fades out), is The Princess Victoria, at 1 Becklow Road, Shepherd's Bush in West London. At the time it was owned by Richard Branson (the same bar interior was used for the "Sussudio" video, but looking different because the bar is now closed and this clip is shot in sepia tone, while "Sussudio" was full-colored). This video is in fact a segue from the music video for "Sussudio", the full version of both clips without a break was included in Phil Collins' long-form music video release "The Singles Collection".[12]. One inconsistency in the video is that Collins is depicted playing a Yamaha CP-70 electric piano, but the recording itself uses a Yamaha DX-7 synthesiser for the electric piano part, and Collins used either this or a Fender Rhodes for the early live performances of the song switching to the Yamaha CP-70 electric piano for the Seriously Live Tour and later performances.

Phil's guitarist Daryl Stuermer makes an appearance, as does Phenix Horns member Don Myrick, who plays the sax solo which closes the tune.[13]

Critical reception edit

Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times originally disliked the song "One More Night",[14] but later praised it, saying that "Collins' soulful but polite vocal style is also capable of capturing the pain of going through yet one more night without her".[15] Isaac Guzman of the New York Daily News said that the song brought about "snuggle-inspiring tenderness".[16]

However, Keegan Hamilton of the Riverfront Times said that the song was the worst track on the album, saying that "The album's introspective slow jam wallows in self-pity."[17] "It's minimalist, as far as the '80s go, relying mostly on a shaker, a crisp drum machine and echoing keyboards. It ends with a saxophone solo so smooth that I can't believe it's not butter," adds Keegan.[17]

Cash Box said that the song is "gentle, free-flowing and touching and lives up to Collins’ usual high standards as a writer/producer/performer."[18]

The song has also been an occasional cover song for ex-Veruca Salt frontwoman Nina Gordon during live appearances.[19] An extended version of the song appeared on the 12"ers album.

Track listing edit

7": Virgin / VS755 (UK) edit

  1. "One More Night" (edit) – 4:25
  2. "I Like the Way"

7": Atlantic / 7-89588 (U.S.) edit

  1. "One More Night" (edit) – 4:25
  2. "The Man with the Horn"

12": Virgin / VS755-12 (UK) edit

  1. "One More Night" (Extended Mix) – 6:24
  2. "I Like the Way"

CD: WEA International / WPCR 2064 (Japan) edit

  1. "One More Night"
  2. "I Like the Way"

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[20] 2
Canada (RPM)[21] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[23] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 8
New Zealand (RIANZ) 5
South Africa (Springbok)[24] 21
Spain (AFYVE)[25] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 4
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 1
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[27] 1
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
West Germany (Media Control Charts) 10
Zimbabwe Singles (ZIMA)[28] 4

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1985) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[29] 46
Canada (RPM Magazine)[30] 22
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) 33

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Silver 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Credits and personnel edit

Recording edit

Personnel edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "American single certifications - Phil Collins - One More Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "British single certifications - Phil Collins - One More Night". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ Hyden, Steven (12 June 2012). "Phil Collins - No Jacket Required | Music | We're No. 1". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 September 2013. - "the No. 1 hit "One More Night", a tinkling soft-rock ballad"
  4. ^ Collins. "Hits of Phil Collins - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. ^ One More Night at Discogs (list of releases)
  7. ^ Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. p. 60. ISBN 0-87586-207-1.
  8. ^ "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Phil Collins (page 3)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Phil Collins Artist Biography by William Ruhlmann - Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  10. ^ "101 Love Songs (2008, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  11. ^ Sheff, David (October 1986). "Interview: Phil Collins". Playboy. 33 (10). Chicago: 57–64, 174–176.
  12. ^ "Phil Collins - The Singles Collection". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  13. ^ "17 January 2005". philcollins.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  14. ^ Hilburn, Robert (28 April 1985). "Popmeter: What've Numbers Got to Do With It?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  15. ^ Hilburn, Robert (4 June 1985). "Pop Music Review: One More Time, One More Night". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  16. ^ "Phil's Garden Farewell Plants Seeds For More". New York Daily News. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2009. [permanent dead link]
  17. ^ a b "Second Spin: Phil Collins, No Jacket Required". Riverfront Times. 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  18. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 9 February 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  19. ^ Nina Gordon. "one more night". ninagordon.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  20. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 71. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  21. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 23, 1985" (PDF).
  22. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  23. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – One More Night". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  24. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  25. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  26. ^ "Phil Collins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  27. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 61.
  28. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  29. ^ "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.
  30. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles of 1985 - December 28, 1985" (PDF).
  31. ^ "British single certifications – Phil Collins – One More Night". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  32. ^ "American single certifications – Phil Collins – One More Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  33. ^ "A Sound That Changed Music: The Yamaha DX7". culturesonar.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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