Tonight - Kool & The Gang: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

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Tonight

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Tonight was released on November 21, 1983 by Island Def Jam as a part of the album In the Heart

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Kool & The Gang

Kool & The Gang

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ronald Bell

Songwriter

Jim Bonnefond

Songwriter

James L. Bonnefond

James L. Bonnefond

Composer

Michael Ray

Songwriter

James "J.T." Taylor

James "J.T." Taylor

Songwriter

Robert Spike Mickens

Robert Spike Mickens

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Robert Bell

Songwriter

Curtis Fitzgerald Williams

Curtis Fitzgerald Williams

Songwriter

George Brown

Songwriter

Clifford Adams

Songwriter

Claydes Smith

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Kool & The Gang

Kool & The Gang

Producer

Ronald Bell

Producer

Jim Bonnefond

Producer

Lyrics

Tonight, ooh

This is the night you'll see the light

Tonight, ooh

This is the night you'll see the light

My 16th birthday, I was so shy

Not yet a man but ready to try

Music playing, people swaying

I looked around, oh, she caught my eye

Smoke-filled room I could hardly see

There she was moving closer to me

She told me her name before I could speak

Took my hand and then she said these words to me

Tonight, ooh

This is the night you'll see the light

That's what she said me

Tonight, ooh

This is the night you'll see the light

Hey, beautiful girl, so lovely tonight

Show me the way, show me the light

Music playing, people swaying

Next thing I knew, we started to groove

Dancing and dancing, moving so free

A feeling of love had come over me

I held her close and knew it was right

What a birthday surprise, I had finally seen the light

Tonight, ooh

This is the night you'll see the light

Tonight, ooh

This is the night you'll see the light

Tonight, you will finally see the light, baby

Tonight, you will finally see the light, baby

Tonight, you will finally see the light

You will see, ooh, you will see the light

Tonight you will finally see the light

Ooh, yeah

Oh, come on, I want to dance with you

Oh, come on, I want to dance

Oh, come on, I want to dance with you

Oh, come on, I want to dance with you

Written by: Claydes Smith, Clifford Adams, Curtis Fitzgerald Williams, George Brown, James "J.T." Taylor, Jim Bonnefond, Michael Ray, Robert Bell, Robert Spike Mickens, Ronald Bell

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