"Here Comes the Night" is a 1964 song, written by
Bert Berns
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. It became a hit for
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band
Them
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, fronted by
Van Morrison
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As a teenager in t ...
, 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.
The song was originally released as a single in both the UK and the US. by another Decca Records' artiste,
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, in November 1964. Lulu's recording charted at No. 50 in the UK,
[Rogan, ''No Surrender'', p. 102] 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
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Studios in West Hampstead,
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in October 1964 along with "
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" and "All For Myself".
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played guitar on this arrangement.
Andy White and
Tommy Scott performed backing vocals with
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on
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. Drummer Ronnie Millings recalled that the band worked on the song at the studio with rehearsals lasting four days.
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