"There's a Moon Out Tonight" is a song originally released in 1958 by

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. The initial release on the Planet label saw very limited sales, and the Capris disbanded. In 1960, after a disk jockey played the song on air, the public interest in the song that was generated led to it being re-released on the Lost Nite label, and later that year the

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label. The group reunited shortly thereafter. In early 1961, "There’s a Moon Out Tonight" spent 14 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 3, while reaching No. 11 on ''

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''s Hot R&B Sides, and No. 14 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. The song was ranked No. 50 on ''

''s end of year " Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year" and No. 51 on ''

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'', December 30, 1961. p. 11. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

Chart performance

References

1958 songs 1958 singles 1960 singles Doo-wop songs {{1950s-single-stub