The Rhythm of the Night (album)

1995 studio album by Corona

The Rhythm of the Night

Studio album by

Corona

Released| April 4, 1995
Genre| Eurodance
Label|

* Warner Music
* ZYX

Producer| Checco & Soul Train
Corona chronology
|  | The Rhythm of the Night
(1995)  | Walking on Music
(1998)

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Singles from  Rhythm of the Night

1. "The Rhythm of the Night"
Released: November 5, 1993
2. "Baby Baby"
Released: February 27, 1995
3. "Try Me Out"
Released: July 3, 1995
4. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star"
Released: November 27, 1995

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Music Week| [2]
Pop Rescue| (favorable)[3]
Spin| (mixed)[4]

The Rhythm of the Night is the debut album by Italian Eurodance act Corona, released on 4 April 1995. The album includes the worldwide hit single "The Rhythm of the Night", along with the singles "Baby Baby", "Try Me Out" and "I Don't Wanna Be a Star".

## Critical reception[edit]

The single "Baby Baby" hit the US Top 40 in April 1995.[5]

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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|
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1.| "Baby Baby"|

* Francesco Bontempi
* Antonia Bottari

| 3:45
2.| "Try Me Out"|

* Bontempi
* Giorgio Spagna
* Annerley Gordon

| 3:24
3.| "Get Up and Boogie"|

* Bontempi
* Bottari
* Ivana Spagna

| 3:13
4.| "I Don't Wanna Be a Star"|

* Bontempi
* Bottari
* I. Spagna

| 3:15
5.| "I Want Your Love"|

* Bontempi
* Mauro Marcolin
* Valerio Gaffurini
* Federico Di Bonaventura

| 3:42
6.| "In the Name of Love"|

* Bontempi
* Bottari
* I. Spagna

| 3:38
7.| "I Gotta Keep Dancin'"| M. Anthony| 3:35
8.| "The Rhythm of the Night"|

* Bontempi
* G. Spagna
* Gordon
* Pete Glenister
* Mike Gaffey

| 4:20
9.| "Baby I Need Your Love"|

* Bontempi
* G. Spagna
* Gordon

| 4:09
10.| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"|

* Franco Martinelli
* Antonio Puntillo

| 3:17
11.| "When I Give My Love"|

* Bontempi
* Stefano Tonelli
* Marco Baroni
* Luca Ratti
* Andrea Bellucci

| 3:30
12.| "Do You Want Me"|

* Bontempi
* Andrea Martin
* Nick Heathen
* I.G. Off

| 3:28
13.| "You Gotta Be Movin'"| Bontempi| 5:26
14.| "The Rhythm of the Night" (Rapino Bros 7" Single)|

* Bontempi
* G. Spagna
* Gordon
* Glenister
* Gaffey

| 3:40
15.| "Baby Baby" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix)|

* Bontempi
* Bottari

| 6:07
16.| "The Rhythm of the Night" (Lee Marrow Space Mix; duet with Ice MC)|

* Bontempi
* G. Spagna
* Gordon
* Glenister
* Gaffey

| 6:29

## Personnel[edit]

* Created, arranged and produced by Checco & Soul Train for a Lee Marrow production
* All tracks recorded and mixed by Lee Marrow, except tracks 11–13
* Engineered by Francesco Alberti at Casablanca Recordings, Italy
* Graphic art: Sunrise, Italy

## Charts and certifications[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for The Rhythm of the Night | Chart (1995)  | Peak
position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 10
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] | 30
Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade)[8] | 35
Scottish Album Chart[9] | 21
UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 18
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart[11] | 2

### Year-end charts[edit]

1995 year-end chart performance for The Rhythm of the Night | Chart (1995)  | Position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 99

### Certifications[edit]

Certifications and sales for The Rhythm of the Night Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[12] | Gold  | 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Rhythm of the Night - Corona - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
2. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1995-04-29. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
3. ^ "Review: "The Rhythm Of The Night" by Corona (CD, 1995)". Pop Rescue. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
4. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (August 1995). "Heavy Rotation: Staff Selections". Spin. p. 26. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
5. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1995-04-29. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
6. ^ "australian-charts.com > Corona – The Rhythm of the Night (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
7. ^ "finnishcharts.com > Corona – The Rhythm of the Night (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
8. ^ "hitparade.ch > Corona – The Rhythm of the Night" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
10. ^ "Official Charts > Corona". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
11. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (22 July 1995). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 16 - via Internet Archive. "corona the rhythm of the night chart." `{{cite magazine}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help); Cite magazine requires `|magazine=` (help)
12. ^ a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1995 (page 2)". imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

## External links[edit]

* The Rhythm of the Night at Discogs

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Corona

* Olga Souza
* Francesco Bontempi
* Jenny B
* Sandra Chambers

Main albums|

* The Rhythm of the Night
* Walking on Music
* And Me U
* Y Generation

Singles|

* "The Rhythm of the Night"
* "Baby Baby"
* "Try Me Out"
* "I Don't Wanna Be a Star"

Related articles|

* Italo house
* Eurodance

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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