Will You Love Me Tomorrow

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
Single by the Shirelles
from the album Tonight's the Night
B-side"Boys"
Released
  • November 1960 (US)
  • 1961 (UK)
Recorded1960
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
Genre
Length2:41
LabelScepter
Composer(s)Carole King
Lyricist(s)Gerry Goffin
Producer(s)Luther Dixon
The Shirelles singles chronology
"Tonight's the Night"
(1960)
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
(1960)
"Mama Said"
(1961)

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", sometimes known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow",[3] is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles; released as a single that November, it became the first song by an African-American girl group to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4] It has since been recorded by many other artists, including King on her 1971 album Tapestry.

  1. ^ a b c Breihan, Tom (November 15, 2022). "The Shirelles - "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 28.
  2. ^ a b Hutcheon, David (2015). "The Shirelles - "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 111.
  3. ^ Chilton, Martin (June 20, 2014). "Gerry Goffin: 10 great songs". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 16, 2020. Among the musicians who have recorded the song, which is sometimes called Will You Still Love me Tomorrow[...]
  4. ^ Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. New York City: Billboard Books. ISBN 978-0823076772.