Last Night
E1031944
"Last Night" is a 1961 instrumental R&B hit by The Mar-Keys that became a defining track of the early Stax Records sound.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Mar-Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Memphis soul
NERFINISHED
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Stax house band musicians ⓘ |
| bSide | Night Before NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
US Billboard Hot 100 number 3
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US Billboard R&B chart number 2 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfRelease | 1961 ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B instrumental
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Rhythm and blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | Southern soul recordings of the 1960s ⓘ |
| hasPart |
horn section
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organ riff ⓘ saxophone solo ⓘ spoken vocal interjections ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType | mono ⓘ |
| hasSignatureRiff | repetitive organ and horn motif ⓘ |
| inception | early 1960s ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Stax compilation albums ⓘ |
| isDebutSingleOf | The Mar-Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lead vocal lyrics) ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes 35 seconds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early hit for Stax Records
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commercial breakthrough for The Mar-Keys ⓘ helping define the early Stax sound ⓘ prominent use of Memphis horn sound ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | The Mar-Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfRecording | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chips Moman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Stax studio, Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Satellite Records
NERFINISHED
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Stax Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| writer |
Charles Axton
NERFINISHED
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Chips Moman NERFINISHED ⓘ Floyd Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert Caple NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Lee Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1961 ⓘ |
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