Tonight, I Celebrate My Love

"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love"
Single by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
from the album Born to Love
Released	1983 (1983)
Genre	Soft rock^[1]
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Gerry Goffin Michael Masser

"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser recorded as a duet single by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack and released in 1983. It became a big hit for both singers, peaking at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100, number five on the Hot Black Singles chart,^[2] and number four on the Adult Contemporary chart.^[3] In the UK, the song peaked at number two in September 1983. It boosted the careers of both stars and brought them both a return to prominence. Capitol Records' Bob Hart asked Martin Pitts to Direct the official video through One Heart Productions. The video was a performance with the original band in the background at the Capitol studios on Vine Street in Hollywood.

Critical reception

The Telegraph listed the song as one of the 50 best love songs of the 1980s, writing "Mmm! Dig those tinkly Eighties keyboards. Almost tasteful, considering its schlockbusting potential."^[4] The song is, according to The Telegraph, Roberta Flack's favourite song from the 80's.^[5] The Monthly describes it as a "big romantic ballad".^[6]

Chart positions

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	2
US Billboard Hot 100	16
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	4
US Billboard Hot Black Singles	5
Irish Singles Chart	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	11^[7]

Cover versions

Perry Como recorded the song for his 1987 album Today.
Gloria Loring recorded the song for her 2001 albu By Request.
Canadian singer-songwriter Amy Sky covered the song on her 2003 album With This Kiss.
The song was covered in 2006 by British glamour model Katie Price and her now estranged husband, pop singer Peter Andre. The track is included on their 2006 album of duets A Whole New World.
The Estonian rendering "See öö on armastuse aastapäev" was recorded by Marju Länik (et) for her 1986 album Marju Länik album Südame laul, the track being a duet with Jaak Joala.

References

↑ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 90.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 41.
↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/10974046/50-best-love-songs-of-the-1980s.html
↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/11717262/Roberta-Flack-Nows-a-good-time-to-love-music.html
↑ https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2009/march/1274508451/robert-forster/strangers-night
↑ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Peabo+Bryson+%26+Roberta+Flack&titel=Tonight%2C+I+Celebrate+My+Love&cat=s

Roberta Flack

Studio albums	First Take (1969) Chapter Two (1970) Quiet Fire (1971) Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972) Killing Me Softly (1973) Feel Like Makin' Love (1975) Blue Lights in the Basement (1977) Roberta Flack (1978) Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980) I'm the One (1982) Born to Love (1983) Oasis (1988) Set the Night to Music (1991) Roberta (1994) The Christmas Album (1997) Holiday (2003)

Live albums	Live & More (1980) At Her Best – Live (2008)

Soundtrack albums	Bustin' Loose (1981)

Compilation albums	The Best of Roberta Flack (1981) Greatest Hits (1984) Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack (1993) The Very Best of Roberta Flack (2006)

Singles	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "Where Is the Love" "Killing Me Softly with His Song" "Feel Like Makin' Love (Roberta Flack song)" "The Closer I Get to You" "If Ever I See You Again" "Making Love" "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" "Oasis" "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)"

Related articles	Discography Donny Hathaway

Peabo Bryson

Studio albums	Peabo (1976) Reaching for the Sky (1977) Crosswinds (1978) We're the Best of Friends (1979) Paradise (1980) I Am Love (1981) Born to Love (1983) Straight from the Heart (1984)

Live album	Live & More (1980) with Roberta Flack

Singles	"What You Won't Do for Love" (1979) "Let the Feeling Flow" (1981) "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (1983) "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (1984) "Without You" (1987) "Show & Tell" (1989) "Can You Stop the Rain" (1991) "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) "A Whole New World" (1992) "By the Time This Night Is Over" (1993)

Related articles	Discography

Book:Peabo Bryson

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