Every Night (song)

"Every Night"

Song by Paul McCartney from the album McCartney

Released

April 17, 1970

Recorded

Late 1969 – March 1970

Genre

Rock

Length

2:30

McCartney track listing

13 tracks
Side one "The Lovely Linda" "That Would Be Something" "Valentine Day" "Every Night" "Hot as Sun/Glasses" "Junk" "Man We Was Lonely" Side two "Oo You" "Momma Miss America" "Teddy Boy" "Singalong Junk" "Maybe I'm Amazed" "Kreen-Akrore"

"Every Night" is a song written by Paul McCartney while he was on holiday in Greece, and first released on his McCartney album on April 17, 1970. McCartney sings and plays acoustic guitar, bass and drums on this recording. His wife Linda, is heard singing the "woo woos" during the refrain of the song, with Paul ad-libbing in the second and final chorus of the song. ("Believe me, Mama")

"Every Night" is also included on:

McCartney's 1991 album Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
The live albums Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (1981), Back in the U.S. (2002) and Back in the World (2003)
The compilation album Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)

Cover versions

Billy Joe Royal released a cover of this song in 1970 as a single. It went to #113 on the U.S. Pop charts. The song was covered by Odetta (on her 1970 album Odetta Sings), Claudine Longet (on her 1972 album Let's spend the night together), Phoebe Snow (as a single and on her 1978 album Against the Grain), Richie Havens (on his 1980 album Connections), The Fifth Dimension on their 1970 album Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes and Carry The Zero (on the 2009 McCartney tribute album Looking for Change).