"Tomorrow" is a song by French singer

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from her 1977 album '' I Am a Photograph'', released as a single the same year. The song was a commercial success and remains one of Lear's biggest hits.

Song information

"Tomorrow" was released as the third single from Amanda's debut album '' I Am a Photograph'' in 1977. It is an uptempo

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song, written by

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, with lyrics by Amanda Lear herself. The single was released by

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in most territories, by

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in Italy, and

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in Japan. The B-side of the 7" single in Italy was "The Lady in Black", and a French-language version of "

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" was released in France. "

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" was the B-side in Spain, Portugal and Brazil, and "Pretty Boys" in Japan. In Poland, the song was released as a one-sided 7"

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in 1978 by Tonpress. Amanda Lear promoted "Tomorrow" by numerous TV appearances and the track became one of her biggest hits of the disco era. It reached number 1 spot in Italy in October 1977 and remains her trademark hit in that country. In 1998, Lear recorded a new version of the song for the album ''

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'' which consisted of re-recordings of her old hits. In 2008, she re-recorded "Tomorrow" again, this time in a

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-flavoured style, for the album ''Amour toujours'', which in fact was an updated version of her 2006 ''

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'' album.

Music videos

Amanda Lear filmed a number of

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s for "Tomorrow". A blue screen video with two backing dancers was produced for ''

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'' and can now be found on a 3-DVD box set ''Das beste aus dem Musikladen Vol. 1'', released in 2012. It was directed by Michael Leckebusch. Another clip, produced for Italian television show ''Odeon'' in 1977, sees Amanda performing the song in a sport hall, surrounded by young men playing

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. Another video was filmed in 1982, also using the blue screen technique, presenting the singer in a golden cage, wearing a tight

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, with huge

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s in the background. The clip premiered on 31 December 1982 in Italian TV show ''Premiatissima'', which Lear hosted at that time. It was later used in her 1983 Italian TV special ''Ma chi è Amanda?''.

Track listing

*French 7" Single (1977) :A. "Tomorrow (Voulez-vous un rendez-vous)" – 4:10 :B. " Mon alphabet (Prélude en C by J.S. Bach)" – 4:00 *Italian 7" Single (1977) :A. "Tomorrow" – 4:10 :B. "The Lady in Black" – 3:30 *Italian 7" Promotional Single (1977) :A. "Tomorrow" – 4:10 :B. "Tomorrow" – 4:10 *Spanish 7" Single (1977) :A. "Tomorrow" – 4:10 :B. "La reina del barrio chino (

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)" – 4:15 *Japanese 7" Single (1978) :A. "Tomorrow" – 4:10 :B. "Pretty Boys" – 2:55 *Polish 7" Flexi Disc (1978) :A. "Tomorrow"

Charts

Cover versions

* Italian punk rock band CCCP Fedeli alla linea has recorded a

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of the song, produced by

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, which was released as "Tomorrow (Voulez-vous un rendez-vous)" by

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in 1988. Amanda has contributed guest vocals to the new version as well as the B-side song, "Inch'Allah ça va". The single was a minor commercial success and charted at number 40 in Italy. The music video largely consisted of footage of the band performing live accompanied by Lear, set to the studio version of the song. The cover was not included on any of the band's studio albums, and only appeared on their 1994 retrospective double CD '' Enjoy CCCP'', and later on Lear's 2002 compilation ''DivinAmanda''. * In 2006, Spanish singer

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covered "Tomorrow" on his

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''Diamonds'', which included interpretations of Amanda Lear's tracks. *

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recorded the song for his 2010 album '''80-e-basta!''.

References

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