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"Take Me Home Tonight" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money. It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from his album Can't Hold Back. The song's chorus interpolates the Ronettes' 1963 hit "Be My Baby", with original vocalist Ronnie Spector providing uncredited vocals and reprising her role. Songwriting credit was given to Mike ...
In 1986, Ronnie Spector enjoyed a resurgence of popular radio airplay as the featured vocalist on Eddie Money's Top 5 hit, "Take Me Home Tonight", in which she answers Money's chorus lyric, "just like Ronnie sang", with, "be my little baby". The song's music video was one of the top videos of the year and in heavy rotation on MTV.
In the three days following Money's death, fans streamed "Take Me Home Tonight" more than 3.1 million times, which was an increase of 349 percent compared to the previous three-day period. Fans also streamed his other songs by 931 percent more than the three previous days.
He would additionally chart two more chart-toppers between 1986 and 1989, including 1986's "Take Me Home Tonight", which was his highest peaking single on the Hot 100, charting within the Top 5 and 1988's "Walk on Water" charting at number 9. Money died in September 2019.
Take Me Home Tonight may refer to: "Take Me Home Tonight" (song), a 1986 song by Eddie Money, featuring Ronnie Spector; Take Me Home Tonight, a 2011 American ...
Can't Hold Back is the sixth studio album by American rock musician Eddie Money.The album was released on August 8, 1986, by Columbia Records.It contains one of Money's biggest hits, "Take Me Home Tonight" which helped bring both himself and Ronnie Spector back to the spotlight.
1981: Gary Glitter, "And Then She Kissed Me", #39 UK "Be My Baby" The Ronettes: 2 4 4 Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector 1970: Andy Kim, #17 US 1971: Cissy Houston, #92 US, #31 R&B 1986: Eddie Money, "Take Me Home Tonight", #4 US (Credited to Mick Leeson, Peter Vale, Barry, Greenwich and Spector. Contains extract from "Be ...
A third single, a unique take on the Motown classic "You Really Got a Hold on Me" received considerable airplay but failed to crack the top 20. Managed by Bill Graham and booked by Frank Barcelona's Premier Talent, Money quickly established himself as both the consummate performer and record peddler who often spent afternoons doing record store ...