Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)
| "Tomorrow" | |
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| Song by The Brothers Johnson | |
| Length | 2:58 |
| Label | A&M Records |
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| Single by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell | ||||||||||
| from the album Back on the Block | ||||||||||
| Released | November 10, 1989 | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B | |||||||||
| Length | 4:46 | |||||||||
| Label | Qwest | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Siedah Garrett, George Johnson, Louis Johnson | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Quincy Jones | |||||||||
| Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Tomorrow (A Better You, a Better Me)" is a song originally recorded by The Brothers Johnson as an instrumental in 1976 on the album Look Out for #1. In 1989, Siedah Garrett wrote lyrics to the song, and it was recorded by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell on vocals for the album Back on the Block.
The new version of the song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number seventy-five on the US pop chart in February 1990.[1] It was Campbell's first number-one R&B single and first single to enter the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1990, jazz fusion Nelson Rangell covered the song from his self-titled album.[2]
| "Tomorrow-Bokra" | |
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| Single by Ahmed Al Jumairi, Ahmed Hussein, Akon, Asma Lmnawar, Cheb Jilani, Diana Karazon, Essa Al Kubaisi, Fahad Al Kubaissi, Fayez Al Saeed, Hani Mitwasi, Hasna Zallagh, Hayat Al Idrissi, Kadim Al Sahir, Latifa, Marwan Khoury, Nassif Zaitoun, Rim Banna, Saber Rebaï, Salah Al Zadjali, Sherine, Soud Massi, Tamer Hosny, Waed. | |
| Released | November 2011 |
| Label | Global Gumbo Group |
| Writer(s) | Majida El Roumi |
| Producer(s) | Quincy Jones, RedOne |
Tomorrow-Bokra
Tomorrow / Bokra (Arabic: بكرا) is the Arab version of the song which is produced by Quincy Jones, RedOne & Badr Jafar.
The lyrics were written by the Lebanese singer Majida El Roumi and music was rearranged by Kadim Al Sahir.
The music video was directed by Malek Akkad son of deceased Arab film director Moustapha Akkad. It features the artists performing their sections of the song in close-ups or collectively and children running and / or playing sports.
The song featured 24 Arab singers representing 16 Arab nations across the Middle East and North Africa plus Akon and Shakira who introduced it.
The singers taking part are: (in alphabetical order of family name)
| Country | Singer | Singer name in Arabic |
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 Egypt | Sherine Abdel Wahab (aka Sherine) | شيرين عبد الوهاب |
 Senegal | Akon | إيكون |
 Palestine | Rim Banna | ريم بنا |
 Kuwait | Ahmed Hussein | أحمد حسين |
| Egypt | Tamer Hosny | تامر حسني |
 Morocco | Hayat Al Idrissi | حياة الإدريسي |
.svg.png){kind=small} Libya | Cheb Jilani | شاب جيلاني |
 Bahrain | Ahmed Al Jumairi | أحمد الجميري |
 Jordan | Diana Karazon | ديانا كرزون |
 Lebanon | Marwan Khoury | مروان خوري |
 Qatar | Essa Al Kubaisi | عيسى الكبيسي |
| Qatar | Fahad Al Kubaissi | فهد الكبيسي |
 Tunisia | Latifa | لطيفة |
| Morocco | Asma Lmnawar | أسماء المنور |
| Lebanon | Mashael | مشاعل |
 Algeria | Souad Massi | سعاد ماسي |
| Jordan | Hani Mitwasi | هاني متواسي |
| Tunisia | Saber Rebaï | صابر الرباعي |
 UAE | Fayez Al Saeed | فايز السعيد |
%3B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963-1972).svg.png){kind=small} Iraq | Kazem Al Saher | كاظم الساهر |
 Saudi Arabia | Waed | وعد |
.svg.png){kind=small} Oman | Salah Al Zadjali | صلاح الزدجالي |
| Morocco | Hasna Zallagh | حسناء زلاغ |
 Syria | Nassif Zaitoun | ناصيف الزيتون |
See also
- R&B number-one hits of 1990 (USA)
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 307.
- ↑ "Nelson Rangell overview". Allmusic.com.
External links
- Official Music Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyZ2K8tEwC0
- Official website http://www.tomorrowbokra.org
- Official YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/TOMORROWBOKRA
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