On the basis of Tonight, it appears that David Bowie didn't have a clear idea of how to follow the platinum success of Let's Dance. Instead of breaking away from the stylized pop of "Let's Dance" and "China Girl," Bowie delivers another record in the same style. Apart from the single "Blue Jean," none of the material equals the songs on Let's Dance, but it's appealing pop-soul and dance stylings helped make Tonight another platinum success. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
David Bowie (Guitar), David Bowie (Keyboards), David Bowie (Saxophone), David Bowie (Vocals), David Bowie (Producer), David Bowie (Main Performer), David Bowie (Mixing), Iggy Pop (Vocals), Tina Turner (Vocals), Omar Hakim (Drums), Robin Clark (Vocals), Robin Clark (Vocals (Background)), Carlos Alomar (Guitar), Derek Bramble (Synthesizer), Derek Bramble (Bass), Derek Bramble (Guitar), Derek Bramble (Guitar (Bass)), Derek Bramble (Vocals), Derek Bramble (Producer), Derek Bramble (Guitar Synth), Derek Bramble (Background Music), Steve Elson (Flute), Steve Elson (Sax (Baritone)), Sammy Figueroa (Percussion), Stan Harrison (Flute), Stan Harrison (Saxophone), Stan Harrison (Sax (Alto)), Stan Harrison (Sax (Tenor)), Curtis King (Vocals), Curtis King (Vocals (Background)), Arif Mardin (Arranger), Arif Mardin (Conductor), Arif Mardin (String Arrangements), Arif Mardin (Synthesizer Arrangements), Hugh Padgham (Producer), Hugh Padgham (Engineer), Hugh Padgham (Mixing), Mark Pender (Trumpet), Mark Pender (Flugelhorn), Mark Pender (Horn), Lenny Pickett (Clarinet), Lenny Pickett (Sax (Tenor)), Lenny Pickett (Wind), Carmine Rojas (Bass), Carmine Rojas (Guitar (Bass)), George Simms (Vocals), George Simms (Vocals (Background)), Guy St. Onge (Percussion), Guy St. Onge (Marimba), Robert Ludwig (Mastering), Mick Haggerty (Art Direction), Mick Haggerty (Design), Dan Hirsch (Remastering), Kevin Cann (Design), Guy Stonge (Marimba)
Tonight is a 1984 album by David Bowie, featuring collaborations with Tina Turner and a cover of the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows". Critics slammed it as a lazy effort, dashed off by Bowie simply to recapture Let's Dance's chart success. Yet the album bore the Top 10 hit "Blue Jean" whose long-form video, a 22-minute short film directed by Julien Temple, reflected Bowie's long-standing interest in combining music with drama. It also featured the minor hit "Loving the Alien", a deep song about religious conflict and one of the few songs from Tonight to later return to Bowie's stage repertoire. The album also has a pair of dance version rewrites of "Neighbourhood Threat" and "Tonight", old songs Bowie wrote with Iggy Pop, both of which originally appeared on Lust for Life.
In 1995 Virgin Records rereleased the album on CD with three bonus tracks. EMI did the second rerelease in 1999 (featuring 24-bit digitally remastered sound and no bonus tracks).
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