Tomorrow (Amanda Lear song)

"Tomorrow"
Single by Amanda Lear
from the album I Am a Photograph
Released1977
GenreEuro disco
Length4:10
LabelAriola
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Anthony Monn
Amanda Lear singles chronology
"Blood and Honey"
(1976) 		"Tomorrow"
(1977) 		"Blue Tango"
(1977)

"Tomorrow" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear from her 1977 album I Am a Photograph, released as a single the same year. The song was a commercial success and remains one of Lear's biggest hits.

Song information

"Tomorrow" was released as the third single from Amanda's debut album I Am a Photograph in 1977. It is an uptempo disco song, written by Rainer Pietsch, with lyrics by Amanda Lear herself. The single was released by Ariola Records in most territories, by Polydor in Italy, and Nippon Columbia in Japan. The B-side of the 7" single in Italy was "The Lady in Black", and a French-language version of "Alphabet" was released in France. "Queen of Chinatown" was the B-side in Spain, Portugal and Brazil, and "Pretty Boys" in Japan. In Poland, the song was released as a one-sided 7" flexi disc in 1978 by Tonpress.

Amanda Lear promoted "Tomorrow" by numerous TV appearances and the track became one of her biggest hits of the disco era. It reached number 1 spot in Italy in October 1977[1] and remains her trademark hit in that country.[2]

In 1998, Lear recorded a new version of the song for the album Back in Your Arms which consisted of re-recordings of her old hits. In 2008, she re-recorded "Tomorrow" again, this time in a salsa-flavoured style, for the album Amour toujours, which in fact was an updated version of her 2006 With Love album.

Music videos

Amanda Lear filmed a number of music videos for "Tomorrow". A blue screen video with two backing dancers was produced for Musikladen and can now be found on a 3-DVD box set Das beste aus dem Musikladen Vol. 1, released in 2012.[3] It was directed by Michael Leckebusch.[4] Another clip, produced for Italian television show Odeon in 1977, sees Amanda performing the song in a sport hall, surrounded by young men playing basketball.

Another video was filmed in 1982, also using the blue screen technique, presenting the singer in a golden cage, wearing a tight leopard print catsuit, with huge lipsticks in the background. The clip premiered on 31 December 1982 in Italian TV show Premiatissima, which Lear hosted at that time.[5] It was later used in her 1983 Italian TV special Ma chi è Amanda?.

Track listing

Charts

Chart performance for "Tomorrow"
Chart (1977) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[1][12] 1

Cover versions

Cover of the 1988 CCCP Fedeli alla linea single
  • Italian punk rock band CCCP Fedeli alla linea has recorded a cover of the song, produced by Mauro Pagani, which was released as "Tomorrow (Voulez-vous un rendez-vous)" by Virgin Records in 1988.[13] Amanda has contributed guest vocals to the new version as well as the B-side song, "Inch'Allah ça va". Magazine Music & Media has described the new version of "Tomorrow" as "a slice of mischievous European pop".[14] A music video for the song was made, which largely consisted of footage of the band performing live accompanied by Lear, set to the studio version of the song. The cover was not included on any of the band's studio albums, and only appeared on their 1994 retrospective double CD Enjoy CCCP, and later on Lear's 2002 compilation DivinAmanda.
  • Italian actress and model Eva Robin's recorded a cover of the song for the 2005 album Extreme Metissage, released by the brand L'Inde le Palais.[15]
  • In 2006, Spanish singer Pedro Marín covered "Tomorrow" on his tribute album Diamonds, which included interpretations of Amanda Lear's tracks.[16]
  • Ivan Cattaneo recorded the song for his 2010 album '80-e-basta!.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). ISBN 9781093264906.
  2. ^ "Amanda Lear: "Mi ritiro dalle scene. Addio!"" (in Italian). www.gay.it. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ^ "Various Artists - Das beste aus dem Musikladen, Vol. 1 3 DVDs: Amazon.de: Roger Whittaker, The Manhattans, The Jacksons, Diverse: Filme & TV" (in German). Amazon.de. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  4. ^ "Amanda Lear Special". Das beste aus dem Musikladen. Die grössten Hits aus der legendären Musik-Show Vol. 1 Folge 2 (DVD) (in German). Sony Music. 2012 [1978]. Event occurs at 39:32.
  5. ^ "VIDEOGRAPHY 1982 by Salvo Guercio". amandalear_tv.tripod.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2004. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  6. ^ "Amanda Lear - Tomorrow (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  7. ^ "Amanda Lear - Tomorrow (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  8. ^ "Amanda Lear - Tomorrow (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. 1977. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  9. ^ "Amanda Lear - Tomorrow / La Reina Del Barrio Chino (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  10. ^ "Amanda Lear - Tomorrow (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. July 1978. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  11. ^ "KPPG - Katalog Polskich Płyt Gramofonowych" (in Polish). kppg.waw.pl. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  12. ^ "M&D: Classifiche" (in Italian). musicaedischi.it. Retrieved 2023-04-20. (Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" menu, enter "Amanda Lear" in the "Artista" field, and click "cerca".)
  13. ^ "CCCP - Fedeli Alla Linea Con Amanda Lear - Tomorrow (Voulez-Vous Un Rendez-Vous) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. 1988. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  14. ^ David Stansfield (19 November 1988). "CCCP - A Slice Of Mischievous Euro Pop" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 13. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. ^ "EXTREME METISSAGE, il nuovo doppio CD di L'INDE LE PALAIS" (in Italian). lindelepalais.com. 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  16. ^ "Pedro Marin Diamonds (cd) Disco Compact Discs & MP3s". www.discomusic.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  17. ^ "Ivan Cattaneo, '80 e basta!': 'Con questo disco torno sul luogo del delitto'" (in Italian). Rockol. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2023-04-20.