Southern Nights (song)
B-side “William Tell Overture”
Released January 17, 1977
Format 7″
Recorded October 2, 1976
Los Angeles, California
Genre Country pop
Length 3:00
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Allen Toussaint
Producer(s) Gary Klein
“Southern Nights” is a song written and recorded by Allen Toussaint, from his 1975 album Southern Nights, and later recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was the first single released from Campbell’s 1977 album Southern Nights and reached No. 1 on three separate US charts. It was covered by the Chicago band Whitney in 2015.
The lyrics of “Southern Nights” were inspired by childhood memories Allen Toussaint had of visiting relatives in the Louisiana backwoods, which often entailed storytelling under star-filled nighttime skies. When Campbell heard Toussaint’s version, he immediately identified with the lyrics which reminded him of his own youth growing up on an Arkansas farm. In October 1976, Campbell recorded the song with slightly modified lyrics.
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