The Night's Too Long
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| "The Night's Too Long" | ||||
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| Single by Lucinda Williams | ||||
| from the album Lucinda Williams | ||||
| B-side | "Price To Pay" | |||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | June 1988 | |||
| Studio | Mad Dog (Venice, Los Angeles) | |||
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| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriter | Lucinda Williams | |||
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| Lucinda Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"The Night's Too Long" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. It was released in 1989 as the second single from her self-titled third album (1988).
The song was recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in 1990 as the second single from her fourth studio album On Down the Line.
The song is about a restless young woman who decides to move from her small town to the big city, where she can take in the nightlife and meet the man of her dreams. The first part of the song has her sacrificing to set up her move, which takes place in the second half of the song. Her new office job (in the song's third verse) takes a back seat to her going out to the bars, where she dances and eventually consummates a relationship with the man she had been looking for.
Critical reception
Robin Denselow, writing in The Guardian, called the song an "epic narrative", stating that it "echoes Springsteen at his best."[1]
Track listing
- 7" single[2]
- "The Night's Too Long" – 4:15
- "Price to Pay" – 2:46
