tonight song tonight song written recorded times successful versions duet version reached billboard pop singles chart april elvis_presley year service united_states_army recorded song suggestion manager colonel tonight parker wife favorite song release delayed rca_records executives thought song fit new publicized style tonight released november immediate success topping billboard pop singles chart reaching number chart month song release topped singles chart version certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america upgraded double platinum tonight later recorded artists versions hits pop country charts respectively billboard ranked tonight number hot time songs list composition early versions song written verses followed spoken bridge based bridge line know said world stage play refers world stage william_shakespeare like printed inside cover original sheet music sung recording recording recording hit billboard reported discovery written songwriter pianist versions tonight recorded recorded released june recorded song million love hit version song peaked number november july recorded song vocalist released air version duet released version peaked number little hit song columbia_records carter family recorded changing elements original version included song shows 1930s recorded march released tonight penny wise love peaked number nineteen chart april released version narrative bridge single stay happy people billboard called gets effective treatment recording based votes sent billboard song received points disc record dealers operators points overall magazine point scale rated good recorded version spoken bridge april los_angeles conducted orchestra sad songs released june according billboard version revived style bridge based votes sent magazine song received points disc record dealers operators overall score rated good released song miss version peaked number billboard pop singles chart elvis_presley version peak success elvis_presley received draft notice inducted army march final months service began experimenting new material anticipation return recording friend taught improve breathing expand vocal range end deployment germany added octave range returned united_states march discharged rank sergeant march recording session return scheduled march studio recently equipped new track recorder improve recording voice engineer installed studio follow session scheduled april singer left miami tape frank welcome home selection material sessions manager colonel suggested record tonight favorite song parker wife manager suggestion time intervened singer choice repertoire knew song act managed time husband returned studio band consisting drummer pianist guitarist bassist april songs parker needed recorded moved manager request april singer began recording tonight accompanied acoustic guitar drums bass backup group asked studio leave session told turn lights performed song spoken bridge second said producer throw tune justice told engineer ignore order asked singer new explaining microphone stand recording dark performed song master single release reception tonight released months executives decided ballad reflected new style parker ultimately decided release song released single november got know pressing assigned plants new_jersey indianapolis los_angeles copies sleeve featuring smiling shirt blue background sent disc orders single began copies week climbed second song debuted billboard number november moved week later number topped chart november replacing stay 15th chart topping single held position january tonight peaked number chart remaining weeks song topped cash box singles chart reached number cash box country singles chart month release topped singles chart months release single sales million copies worldwide year recording_industry_association_of_america certified gold november billboard review called rendition warm touching performance later review allmusic praised vocal range calling tonight tender ballad soul intense intimate power defining moments legacy success tonight song live staples performed live time march benefit honolulu live performances return army shift career focus acting returning music included song nbc special performed live following year las_vegas engagement version song recorded august documenting altering words narration laughing rest bridge released box set tonight radio hit united_kingdom reached number included song documentary tour cbs special concert march riaa certified tonight double platinum 50th anniversary billboard hot song number magazine hot time songs list later versions recorded tonight spoken bridge album included song album cried recorded version spoken bridge album memories day recorded song june love album italian singer recorded english italian 1960s viewed version fall love cover album farewell peaked number version peaked number country singles chart performed version song tonight bitter shakespeare inspired bridge version tonight soundtrack 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Are You Lonesome Tonight? (song)