Will You Love Me Tomorrow

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"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is the title of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It has been recorded by many different artists and was ranked among Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #125.

[edit] Shirelles version

In 1960, The Shirelles released their version as Scepter single 1211, with "Boys" on the B-side. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens (later known as Shirley Allston-Reeves) did not want to record it because she thought it was "too country." She relented after a string arrangement was added. In 1961, the song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. However, she recalled on Jim Parsons' syndicated oldies radio program, Shake Rattle Showtime, that some radio stations banned the record because they felt the lyrics were too sexually charged. Used on the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack from 1987.

[edit] Other versions

This song has since been remade by many artists. Notable versions include those by these artists:

• The Bee Gees recorded what Carole King called "the definitive version" for a Carole King tribute album entitled "Tapestry Revisited" in 1995 (Rod Stewart, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, and others sang the other songs from "Tapestry" on "Tapestry Revisited").
• Mike Berry released his version in January 1961.
• Dusty Springfield included her version as a track on her 1964 album A Girl Called Dusty.
• Cher released a version on her 1966 album Cher.
• The Four Seasons had a number twenty-four hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. It was their last U.S. hit record until "Who Loves You" in 1975.
• Sandy Posey cut a version, produced by Joe South for MGM, in 1968.
• Françoise Hardy recorded her own version on her 1969 album En Anglais (album known in the US and Canada as Loving).
• Linda Ronstadt released a version on her 1970 album Silk Purse.
• Carole King included a version on her 1971 album Tapestry.
• Roberta Flack's version hit number seventy-six on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow."
• Melanie reached 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973 and reached the Top 40 in the United Kingdom in 1974.
• Morningside Drive released a dance version of the song in 1975, which reached 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Dana Valery recorded a dance version that hit number ninety-five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.
• Dave Mason had a number thirty-nine hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978 with his remake. It was his final top forty hit on that chart.
• Maureen Tucker of The Velvet Underground recorded it as the B-side on the single Around and Around in 1981.
• Laura Branigan remade it for her 1984 album Self Control.
• Joe Walsh recorded a version which featured on his 1992 album Songs for a Dying Planet.
• Bryan Ferry had a hit in the United Kingdom with his version in 1993.
• Dianne Reeves recorded a smooth jazz version on her 1997 album That Day.
• Shawn Colvin covered the song for the closing credits of the series finale of The Larry Sanders Show in 1998.
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes remade the song on their 2001 album Blow in the Wind.

• Amy Winehouse recorded a version for the soundtrack of the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason in 2004
• John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers frequently played a live version of the song featuring only guitar and vocals during the bands 2006 Stadium Arcadium tour.
• Neil Diamond included this song on his 1993 album, Up On The Roof: Songs From The Brill Building.
• Joni Mitchell references this song in "Chinese Café/Unchained Melody."
• The Satintones released this song as one of the first Motown singles in 1961 as "Tomorrow & Always".