In a truly black mood tonight, I was fairly certain there would be no song for tomorrow, but still, while engaged in the mindless activity of rolling smokes, I was flipping around through my playlist and all of a sudden … lightning struck! ⚡ Who put this one on here? I didn’t recall it being … be still my heart … Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson … what a combination! What a song!
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love is a romantic ballad written by lyricist Gerry Goffin with Michael Masser and recorded by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack for their 1983 album of duets: Born to Love.
In the UK, the song would peak at number two in September 1983, affording both Bryson and Flack their alltime best UK chart showing. It was afforded further international success charting in Australia (number 10), Canada (number 4), Finland (number 13), Flemish Belgium (number 8), Ireland (number 5), the Netherlands (number 16), New Zealand (number 11), Norway (number 8), and South Africa (number 4). Interestingly, it did better in all those places than in the U.S., where it only reached #16!
Tonight I Celebrate My Love
Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack
Tonight I celebrate my love for you
It seems the natural thing to do
Tonight no one’s gonna find us
We’ll leave the world behind us
When I make love to you
Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And hope that deep inside you’ll feel it, too
Tonight our spirits will be climbing
To a sky filled up with diamonds
When I make love to you, tonight
Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And that midnight sun is gonna come shining through
Tonight there’ll be no distance between us
What I want most to do, is to get close to you
Tonight
Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And soon this old world will seem brand new
Tonight we will both discover how friends turn into lovers
When I make love to you
Tonight I celebrate my love for you
And that midnight sun is gonna come shining through
Tonight there’ll be no distance between us
What I want most to do, is to get close to you
Tonight I celebrate my love for you
Tonight
Songwriters: Gerry Goffin / Michael Masser
Tonight I Celebrate My Love lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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I wish that I could take credit for giving you this song, but I do not recall any other Peabo song posted in the past, at least since I am a follower. “Born to Love” is the superb combination of Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack’s talents. Another great song on that album is “I Just Came Here to Dance”…love it! The 1984 album “Straight From the Heart” has one of my very favorite songs by Peabo, “If Ever You’re In My Arms Again”. Feel free to jot these down for when you find there isn’t a song in your heart! Thank-you!!
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I’m fairly certain, though I didn’t check, that I haven’t ever played another with Peabo Bryson, though I have played other Roberta Flack songs. I have duly noted your recommendations, and I’m sure you will see at least one of them soon!
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Wonderful heartfelt love songs by Peabo, “If Ever You’re In My Arms Again” is one of my favorites, so romantic. ❤
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great duet
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Their voices blend so well … I could listen to this one over and over.
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Good song! But people having sex? Especially two black people in love? How the white evangelicals must have hated that. Disgusting!
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They likely didn’t hate it as much as they would have had it been a mixed-race couple … they still think that is taboo. Sigh. I need to use the egg illustration again soon.
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Use it daily, Trump opens his mouth daily.
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Always have loved this song!! Big hugs to you my friend. Hope the colors look a little brighter today!
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I’m so glad you liked it! A little brighter … a night without nightmares and with more than 3 hours’ sleep might help some. 😉
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Great song, but I always thought a little poignant ❤
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True, but then some of the best songs are. ❤
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😂 I was singing that to myself last night. My family and I love that song.
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Déjà vu! Or just plain coincidence 😉
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I’ve long known of and liked Roberta Flack, but not Peabo Bryson, whose voice came as a very pleasant surprise. I’ll have to check out more of his performances. Thanks for putting me wise, hon, to Bry-son (with apologies for the awe-some(?) rhyming pun).
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I think that Roberta and Peabo did an entire album together … I love his voice … it’s silky smooth. Um … as for the rhyming … don’t give up your day job just yet. 😉
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No problem — my day job is being retired!
As for calling you “hon,”
Of course, I said it in fun.
It might’ve been ‘sweeter’ if I’d called you honey
And may-bee even more funny….
But it wouldn’t have rhymed with Bry-son
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Hey, you have the same day job that I have!
I like being called ‘hon’,
It’s always in fun,
It brings me a smile,
If just for a while,
Til reality kicks in,
And no longer I grin.
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Like (a lot), ‘hon’ (I want you to keep smiling).
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Wow! That one takes me back … waaaaay back! Nobody can top Louis Armstrong! Thank you!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIiyT67Sjbg Are you sure you don’t know her?
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No, I have never heard that before … I like it, though!
Cwtch
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