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"Wonderful Tonight" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand. Clapton wrote the song on his 1974 Martin D-28 guitar about Pattie Boyd. [2] The female vocal harmonies on the song are provided by Marcella Detroit (then Marcy Levy) and Yvonne Elliman. The song is his most popular download on Spotify ...
Slowhand produced the two hit singles "Lay Down Sally" and "Wonderful Tonight", reached various international music charts and was honoured with numerous awards and recording certifications. In 2012, a deluxe edition was released to celebrate the album's 35th anniversary.
In addition to "Layla", she was the inspiration for Clapton's love songs "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Wonderful Tonight". [135] He also wrote "Golden Ring" for Boyd, in response to her sadness at learning of Harrison's marriage to Olivia Arias in 1978, [136] and the 1983 track "The Shape You're In", which addressed Boyd's drinking. [137]
German music expert Günter Schneidewind recalls the compilation as "abundant piece of work" and thinks that the album shows "Clapton's life-long work pretty well". [9] AllMusic called this Clapton compilation the "by far the most extensive". They critique the track listings of the album saying they "make sense on paper but they're a little odd ...
Marcella Levy (born June 21, 1952), [1] known professionally as Marcy Levy and (later in her career) Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. [2] She co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit "Lay Down Sally" and released her debut studio album Marcella in 1982.
"One Song" Tevin Campbell: 4:26: 3. "How Fast, How Far" Anita Baker: 4:00: 4. "Higher Baby" ... "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton is a live version. Charts
Wonderful Today, subtitled The Autobiography, is the 2007 autobiography by English former fashion model and photographer Pattie Boyd, written with journalist and broadcaster Penny Junor. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was published by Headline Review in Britain, on 23 August 2007, and by Harmony Books in the United States, where it was titled Wonderful Tonight ...
While the inclusion of "Wonderful Tonight" would seem to imply it was in the 50s or 60s, the review says, the compilation "concludes with a recent recording of Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' performed a cappella, proving that the group still has it." The album credits the song to "Eric Clapton / Michael Kamen".