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^ "Italian single certifications – Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight" (in Italian). 
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^ "Danish single certifications – Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight". ^ "Slowhand – Eric Clapton – Awards – AllMusic". ^ " Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight". ^ " Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight" (in Dutch). ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight" (in Dutch). ^ " The Irish Charts – – Wonderful Tonight". The certification was awarded on the last week, 'Wonderful Tonight' charted in France. 'Wonderful Tonight' spent 17 weeks on the national french singles chart and peaked at number three. Le Singles Argent de la SNEP (1978) (in French) (43 ed.). CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link). Archived from the original on 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. ^ "Radio2 Top 30 Artiest: Eric Clapton". 16 with the ballad "Wonderful Tonight," both off his 1977 Slowhand album" He celebrated his sobriety with (. ) the Top 5 hit "Lay Down Sally" and hit No. "the hard-rock pioneer and guitar god also become a soft-rock star in the mid-1970s. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History: From arenas to the underground, 1974–1980. That album reached number one on the Billboard 200 charts on. "Wonderful Tonight" was covered by singer Michael Bublé in 2007 on his album Call Me Irresponsible. The song was covered by country music singer Butch Baker, whose rendition reached number 66 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1989. His version went to number 29 on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Wonderful Tonight" was covered by country singer David Kersh in 1998. "I'm Ready" (Bromfield, Richards, Simpson, Jones, Harriott, David)ĭavid Kersh version "Wonderful Tonight"įrom the album If I Never Stop Loving You. " Just My Imagination" (Whitfield, Strong). "I'm Ready" (Bromfield, Richards, Simpson, Jones, Harriott, Craig David). The B-side, "I'm Ready", launched the career of Craig David, being the first song he had ever written to be released by himself or another artist. The music video features the band performing the song in a recording studio with cut scenes of a girl preparing to go on a night out. 
The song is prominently performed by Richards, with little vocal input from any other members of the band. The single peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's most successful single to date, and peaking highly in several other territories, which was a first for the band. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.Ĭover versions Damage version "Wonderful Tonight"īritish R&B group Damage covered "Wonderful Tonight" and released it as the fifth single from their debut studio album, Forever (1997), in April 1997. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Japanese International Singles ( Oricon) Ĭertifications Certifications and sales for "Wonderful Tonight" The group became his backing musicians for a surprise performance of "Wonderful Tonight" during their set. In 1988, Clapton appeared in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert as a guest guitarist for Dire Straits.
Marcy Levy – harmony and backing vocals. Yvonne Elliman – harmony and backing vocals. Dick Sims – Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ. The song is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Today.īillboard Magazine described "Wonderful Tonight" as "perhaps Clapton's prettiest and mellowest love ballad in some time." Billboard particularly praised Clapton's guitar playing during the interludes. On 7 September 1976, Clapton wrote "Wonderful Tonight" for Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul and Linda McCartney's annual Buddy Holly party.
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