"Here Comes the Night"
Single by Them
B-side	"All for Myself"
Released	5 March 1965 (1965-03-05)
Recorded	October 1964
Studio	Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	2:44
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Bert Berns
Producer(s)	Bert Berns
Them singles chronology
"Baby, Please Don't Go" (1964) "Here Comes the Night" (1965) "Mystic Eyes" (1965)

"Here Comes the Night" is a 1964 song, written by Bert Berns. It became a hit for Northern Irish band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, in March 1965, charting at No. 2 in the UK and No. 24 in the US. Them's single is listed at either No. 33 or No. 36 in the Top 100 best-selling UK singles during the calendar year 1965, depending on source.^[2][3]

The song was originally released as a single in both the UK^[4] and the US.^[5] by another Decca Records' artiste, Lulu, in November 1964. Lulu's recording charted at No. 50 in the UK,^[6] and failed to chart at all in the US.

Recording and history

Them's version of the song was the second Them track produced by Bert Berns and the first occasion that Them recorded one of his compositions. It was recorded in a session at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, London in October 1964 along with "Baby, Please Don't Go" and "All For Myself".^[7]

Jimmy Page played guitar on this arrangement. Andy White and Tommy Scott performed backing vocals with Phil Coulter on keyboards. Drummer Ronnie Millings recalled that the band worked on the song at the studio with rehearsals lasting four days. edit

• Van Morrison (1974). Having gone on to a solo career, Morrison revisited "Here Comes the Night" on his live album It's Too Late to Stop Now. This rendition is augmented by a string section.
• "Here Comes the Night" (the original 1965 version) was included in the 1990 compilation album The Best of Van Morrison.
• This song (the original 1964 version) is one of the hits that is included on Van Morrison's 2007 compilation album Still on Top – The Greatest Hits.

Other versionsedit

The song, sung by Scottish singer Lulu, was first released as a single by Decca Records in the UK and Parrot Records in the US in November 1964. Lulu's recording charted at No.50 in the UK.^[6]

• The Exciters (1965). A slight variation of the song, named "There They Go". Released on Roulette 4632.
• David Bowie (1973). On his covers album Pin Ups.
• Streetheart (1979) Under Heaven Over Hell.
• The Rivals (1980). A punk version. The Rivals thought they were covering a David Bowie song.
• Native (1994). A reggae version. Featured memorably in the film (and soundtrack to) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.
• Dwight Yoakam (1997). On his covers album Under the Covers.
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds (1995), on the album Roll of the Dice.
• Rod Stewart (2013), on the special edition of the album Time.
• South African bands All Night Radio and Big Sky have both covered the song.^[13]
• Pate Mustajärvi (1988), titled "Taas iskee yö" in Finnish on his album Lago Nero^{[14][circular reference]}

Referencesedit

Bibliography

• Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press, ISBN 1-55652-542-7
• Rogan, Johnny (2006). Van Morrison: No Surrender, London: Vintage Books ISBN 978-0-09-943183-1