Sharing the Night Together

"Sharing the Night Together"
"Sharing the Night Together"
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Pleasure & Pain
B-side	"You Make My Pants Want to Get Up and Dance"
Released	September 27, 1978
Genre	Soft rock
Length	2:54
Label	Capitol; EMI;
Songwriter(s)	Ava Aldridge & Eddie Struzick
Producer(s)	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
Music video
	"Sharing the Night Together" on YouTube

"Sharing the Night Together"
"Sharing the Night Together"
Single by Arthur Alexander
Released	1976
Genre	R&B
Length	3:05
Label	Buddah Records
Songwriter(s)	Ava Aldridge & Eddie Struzick
Producer(s)	Al Cartee & George Soule

"Sharing the Night Together" is a popular song written by Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick. Originally recorded by Lenny LeBlanc and then Arthur Alexander in 1976, the song was later a single produced by Ron Haffkine and performed by rock band Dr. Hook from their album Pleasure and Pain.^[2] Cash Box called Alexander's version "a languorous ballad plaintive, that should strike deep in the hearts of R&B, pop and MOR listeners" and praised Alexander's "powerful voice" and how he "sings this love song with special emotion."^[3] "Sharing the Night Together" also appeared on most of Dr. Hook's following albums including Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits (and More).^[4] It reached No. 6 in the U.S. and No. 3 in Canada in 1978, and No. 43 in the UK in 1980.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Arthur Alexander

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[5]	94

Lenny LeBlanc

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[5]	99

Dr. Hook

Chart (1978–80)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	10
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[7]	3
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	4
Canadian RPM Country Singles	40
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[8]	12
UK Singles Chart	43
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[9]	6
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	18
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	50
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[10]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Rank
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[11]	66
U.S. Cash Box^[12]	60

Chart (1979)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	78
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[13]	46

Cover versions

In 1978, Jamaican singer Delroy Wilson made a reggae version.
Dobie Gray recorded "Sharing the Night Together" in 1978. It was used as the B-side for his final hit, "You Can Do It" (U.S. No. 37, 1979).^[14]
In 2007, Elliott Yamin included it as a bonus track on his eponymous debut album.
T-Pain recorded "Sharing the Night Together" for his 2023 covers album On Top of the Covers.^[15]

Popular culture

The song is played in the 2019 Netflix film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie; the character Todd Alquist (Jesse Plemons) sings along with his arm hanging out the window, while driving the titular car down the highway.^[16]

Part of the song is played in episode 10 of season 1 of the Syfy television series, Resident Alien.^[17]

References

^ "Song: Sharing the Night Together written by Ava Aldridge, Eddie Struzick | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
^ "Dr Hook - Pleasure & Pain CD Album". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 1, 1976. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
^ "Dr Hook - Little Bit More: (Greatest & Latest) CD Album". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Cash Box Top 100 6/12/76". cashboxmagazine.com.
^ ^a ^b "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
^ "100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 23 December 1978. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ Joel Whitburn (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-0823076901. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/23/78". Cash Box. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ "Top 200 Singles of '78 – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1978". Cash Box. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
^ "Dobie Gray - You Can Do It / Sharing The Night Together". Discogs. 1978.
^ Malone Méndez, Chris (March 17, 2023). "T-Pain Covers Frank Sinatra, Journey and More On New Album". Forbes. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
^ Konecky, Perri (October 20, 2019). "The Song Todd Sings in the Breaking Bad Movie Perfectly Captures How Insane He Is". POPSUGAR Entertainment.
^ "Mayor Ben & His Wife Defend Their Kids from Government Agents - Resident Alien - SYFY". Youtube. Syfy. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

External links

Dr. Hook - Sharing the Night Together on YouTube

[1] "Song: Sharing the Night Together written by Ava Aldridge, Eddie Struzick | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.

[2] "Dr Hook - Pleasure & Pain CD Album". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[cb-3] "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 1, 1976. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-12-11.

[4] "Dr Hook - Little Bit More: (Greatest & Latest) CD Album". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[cashboxmagazine-5] "Cash Box Top 100 6/12/76". cashboxmagazine.com.

[Aus79-6] "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Imgur.com.

[7] "100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 23 December 1978. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

[8] "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[9] Joel Whitburn (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-0823076901. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

[10] "Cash Box Top 100 12/23/78". Cash Box. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[11] "Top 200 Singles of '78 – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[12] "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1978". Cash Box. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[13] "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[14] "Dobie Gray - You Can Do It / Sharing The Night Together". Discogs. 1978.

[15] Malone Méndez, Chris (March 17, 2023). "T-Pain Covers Frank Sinatra, Journey and More On New Album". Forbes. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[16] Konecky, Perri (October 20, 2019). "The Song Todd Sings in the Breaking Bad Movie Perfectly Captures How Insane He Is". POPSUGAR Entertainment.

[17] "Mayor Ben & His Wife Defend Their Kids from Government Agents - Resident Alien - SYFY". Youtube. Syfy. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

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v t e Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Billy Francis Ray Sawyer George Cummings Bobby Dominguez Jimmy Allen Dennis Locorriere Popeye Phillips Joseph Oliver John David Rik Elswit Jance Garfat John Wolters Bob "Willard" Henke Rod Smarr Walter Hartman
Studio albums	Doctor Hook (1972) Sloppy Seconds (1972) Pleasure and Pain (1978) Sometimes You Win (1979)
Compilations	Dr. Hook Revisited (1976) Greatest Hits (1980) The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (2003)
Singles	"Sylvia's Mother" "Carry Me Carrie "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" "Only Sixteen" "A Little Bit More" "Walk Right In" "Sharing the Night Together" "All the Time in the World" "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" "Better Love Next Time" "Sexy Eyes"