Night Time Is the Right Time

1937

Night Time Is the Right Time is a Blue standard, which was recorded over the years by many different artists. The original version is by Roosevelt Sykes and published in 1937 on Decca 7324. As an author often Leroy Carr is mentioned, but he was already dead in 1935, without knowing this song. Over the years and through countless cover versions of the song has been attributed to many other blues musicians, such as Ozzie Cadena, Lew Herman, and Big Bill Broonzy or Nappy Brown, of the song in 1957 coverte.

Particularly memorable is the text line "Because night time, is the right time, to be with the one you love" at the end of each stanza. This line can also be found for example in I'm in the Mood by John Lee Hooker or Bob Dylan To Be Alone With You.

The first cover version was a slightly modified text of 1938 by Big Bill Broonzy recorded ( Vocalion 4149/Conqueror 9073 ). Also In 1938, Roosevelt Sykes, a second version of the song on ( Night Time Is the Right Time # 2 " Decca 7438 ), also on this recording, the text was changed slightly The most successful version of the song is by Ray Charles in 1958 essentially. . share in the emotional intensity, the accompanying singer Margie Hendrix, which from the middle of the song (1:30 ) has a loud singing, ecstatic part. the song only reached number 95 on the pop singles chart, but was in the R & B charts 5th place

Other cover versions

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