Sharing the Night Together

1976 song by Ava Aldridge & Eddie Struzick
"Sharing the Night Together"
Single by Arthur Alexander
Released1976
GenreR&B
Length3:05
LabelBuddah Records
Songwriter(s)Ava Aldridge & Eddie Struzick[1]
Producer(s)Al Cartee & George Soule
"Sharing the Night Together"
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Pleasure & Pain
B-side"You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance"
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1978
GenreSoft rock
Length2:54
Label
  • Capitol
  • EMI
Songwriter(s)Ava Aldridge & Eddie Struzick
Producer(s)Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"Walk Right In"
(1977) 		"Sharing the Night Together"
(1978) 		"All the Time in the World"
(1979)
Music video
"Sharing the Night Together" on YouTube

"Sharing the Night Together" is a popular song written by Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick. Originally recorded by Lenny LeBlanc and then Arthur Alexander in 1976, the song was later a single produced by Ron Haffkine and performed by rock band Dr. Hook from their album Pleasure and Pain.[2] Cash Box called Alexander's version "a languorous ballad plaintive, that should strike deep in the hearts of R&B, pop and MOR listeners" and praised Alexander's "powerful voice" and how he "sings this love song with special emotion."[3] "Sharing the Night Together" also appeared on most of Dr. Hook's following albums including Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits (and More).[4] It reached No. 6 in the U.S. and No. 3 in Canada in 1978, and No. 43 in the UK in 1980.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Arthur Alexander
Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5] 94
Lenny LeBlanc
Chart (1976) Peak
position
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5] 99
Dr. Hook
Chart (1978–80) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 10
Canadian RPM Top Singles[7] 3
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 4
Canadian RPM Country Singles 40
New Zealand (RIANZ)[8] 12
UK Singles Chart 43
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 6
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 18
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs 50
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[10] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Rank
Canadian RPM Top Singles[11] 66
U.S. Cash Box[12] 60
Chart (1979) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 78
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] 46

Cover versions

  • In 1978, Jamaican singer Delroy Wilson made a reggae version.
  • Dobie Gray recorded "Sharing the Night Together" in 1978. It was used as the B-side for his final hit, "You Can Do It" (U.S. No. 37, 1979).[14]
  • In 2007, Elliott Yamin included it as a bonus track on his eponymous debut album.
  • T-Pain recorded "Sharing the Night Together" for his 2023 covers album On Top of the Covers.[15]

Popular culture

  • The song is played in the 2019 Netflix film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie; the character Todd Alquist (Jesse Plemons) sings along with his arm hanging out the window, while driving the titular car down the highway.[16]
  • Part of the song is played in episode 10 of season 1 of the Syfy television series, Resident Alien.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Song: Sharing the Night Together written by Ava Aldridge, Eddie Struzick | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  2. ^ "Dr Hook - Pleasure & Pain CD Album". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 1, 1976. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "Dr Hook - Little Bit More: (Greatest & Latest) CD Album". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 6/12/76". cashboxmagazine.com.
  6. ^ a b "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  7. ^ "100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 23 December 1978. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  8. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  9. ^ Joel Whitburn (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-0823076901. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/23/78". Cash Box. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Top 200 Singles of '78 – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1978". Cash Box. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Dobie Gray - You Can Do It / Sharing The Night Together". Discogs. 1978.
  15. ^ Malone Méndez, Chris (March 17, 2023). "T-Pain Covers Frank Sinatra, Journey and More On New Album". Forbes. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  16. ^ Konecky, Perri (October 20, 2019). "The Song Todd Sings in the Breaking Bad Movie Perfectly Captures How Insane He Is". POPSUGAR Entertainment.
  17. ^ "Mayor Ben & His Wife Defend Their Kids from Government Agents - Resident Alien - SYFY". Youtube. Syfy. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

External links

  • Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together on YouTube
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Studio albums
  • Doctor Hook (1972)
  • Sloppy Seconds (1972)
  • Pleasure and Pain (1978)
  • Sometimes You Win (1979)
CompilationsSingles