Oh, What a Night is a song first recorded by the doo-wop group The Dells and released in 1956, originally under the title Oh What a Nite. The Dells recording peaked at number four on the R&B singles chart and was released on the Vee Jay Records label. Re-released in 1969, the song was refashioned as a soul song released on the Cadet label. Oh, What a Night was notably different from its original counterpart with an altered arrangement and tempo. The re-release reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number-one on the Best Selling Soul singles chart. The song is said to have been inspired by a party, which had been held in The Dells honor by some female friends of the group.[2] The 1969 version was ranked #260 on Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[3] Oh, What a Night has been covered by Sly Stone & the Biscaynes (1978), Tracey Ullman (1983), Lester Bowie (1986), The Moonlighters (1988), Nick Kamen (1988), Barbara Jones (1995), Donnie & the Del Chords (1999), Unisoghn (2001) and John Barrowman (2010).
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