Will You Love Me Tomorrow

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"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is the title of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It has been recorded by many different artists and was ranked among Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #125.

[edit] The Shirelles version

In 1960, The Shirelles released their version as Scepter single 1211, with "Boys" on the B-side. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens (later known as Shirley Allston-Reeves) did not want to record it because she thought it was "too country." She relented after a string arrangement was added. In 1961, the song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. However, she recalled on Jim Parsons' syndicated oldies radio program, Shake Rattle Showtime, that some radio stations banned the record because they felt the lyrics were too sexually charged. Used on the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack from 1987.

[edit] Other versions

This song has since been remade by many artists. Notable versions include those by these artists:

• Mike Berry released a version in January 1961.
• Lil Malmkvist (a younger sister of Siw Malmkvist) recorded a Swedish version called "Hur blir det i morgon" in 1961.
• Dusty Springfield included her version as a track on her 1964 album A Girl Called Dusty.
• Cher released a version on her 1966 album Cher.
• Finest Kind, a Canadian close harmony vocal trio, covered the song on Silks & Spices.
• The Four Seasons had a #24 hit with this song on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. It was their last U.S. hit record until "Who Loves You" in 1975.
• Sandy Posey cut a version, produced by Joe South for MGM, in 1968.
• Françoise Hardy recorded her own version on her 1969 album En Anglais (album known in the U.S. and Canada as Loving).
• Linda Ronstadt released a version on her 1970 album Silk Purse.
• Carole King included a version on her 1971 album Tapestry, with Joni Mitchell and James Taylor on background vocals.
• Roberta Flack's version hit number seventy-six on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow".
• Laura Nyro covered the song on her final album 'Angel in the Dark' which was released in 2001 after her death.
• Melanie Safka reached 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973 and reached the Top 40 in the United Kingdom in 1974.
• Morningside Drive released a dance version of the song in 1975, which reached #33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Dana Valery recorded a dance version that hit number ninety-five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.
• Dave Mason had a #39 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978 with his remake. It was his final top forty hit on that chart.
• Brotherhood of Man recorded the song and released as a 1980 single.
• Maureen Tucker of The Velvet Underground recorded it as the B-side on the single Around and Around in 1981.
• Dionne Warwick recorded the song with The Shirelles on her 1983 album, How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye.
• Laura Branigan remade it for her 1984 album Self Control.
• Millie Jackson recorded a cover for the 1989 album Back to the Shit.
• Joe Walsh recorded a version which featured on his 1992 album Songs for a Dying Planet.
• Bryan Ferry had a hit in the United Kingdom with his version in 1993.
• Neil Diamond included this song on his 1993 album, Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building.
• The Bee Gees recorded what Carole King called "the definitive version" for a Carole King tribute album entitled Tapestry Revisited in 1995.
• Dianne Reeves recorded a smooth jazz version on her 1997 album That Day.
• Shawn Colvin covered the song for the closing credits of the series finale of The Larry Sanders Show in 1998.
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes remade the song on their 2001 album Blow in the Wind.

 Music sample:

"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"

This version, performed by Amy Winehouse for the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, slows the tempo down and features a jazz arrangement.

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• Amy Winehouse recorded a version for the soundtrack of the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason in 2004.
• Lauryn Hill performed a version during her 2006 tour. The versions have not been officially released.
• John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers frequently played a live version of the song featuring only guitar and vocals during the band's 2006-07 Stadium Arcadium tour.
• Joni Mitchell references this song in "Chinese Café/Unchained Melody".
• The Satintones released this song as one of the first Motown singles in 1961 as "Tomorrow & Always".
• The song was performed by Elton John at a benefit concert in 1987. It was the first song he performed publicly after having undergone vocal cord surgery at the beginning of that same year. His version of the song has not officially been released.
• Minnie Driver's character sings the song in the film Beautiful.
• Mest uses the hook in the refrain of their song "Reason" on Destination Unknown.