Written by: Ian McLagan, John Pidgeon
Recorded: November 1977; January; February; 8 March 1978
Producer: Vini Poncia
Engineer: Bob Schaper
Released: 21 April 1978 (UK), 16 June 1978 (US)
Available on:
Bad Boy
Personnel
Ringo Starr: vocals, drums
Lon Van Eaton, Jimmy Webb: electric guitar
Dr John: electric piano
Morris Lane: synthesizer
Dee Murray: bass guitar
Vini Poncia, Melissa Manchester: vocals
Unknown: strings
‘Tonight’ is the seventh song on Ringo Starr’s seventh solo album, 1978’s Ringo The 4th.
It was written by Ian McLagan and John Pidgeon. McLagan was a member of The Small Faces, and the song appeared on their fourth studio album, 1977’s Playmates.
McLagan offered the song to Starr, who repaid the favour by performing on McLagan’s debut solo album, 1979’s Troublemaker.
The only UK single taken from Bad Boy was ‘Tonight’, with ‘Heart On My Sleeve’ on the b-side. It was issued on 21 July 1978 but failed to reach the singles chart.