"Another Saturday Night" is a 1963 hit single by

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from the album '' Ain't That Good News''. The song was written by Cooke while touring in England when staying in a hotel where no female guests were allowed. It reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was No. 1 on the R&B chart for a single week. In the UK, the song peaked at No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart. In

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it reached No. 30. Cooke's version featured his spoken recitation, which is done during the instrumental break. Session drummer

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played on Cooke's version of the song. Other musicians on the record included John Anderson on trumpet, John Ewing on trombone, Jewell Grant on sax, Ray Johnson on piano, and Clifton White and Rene Hall on guitar, and Clifford Hills on bass. ''

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'' described it as "a tale of a guy who’s got the money, but not the gal to spend it on," stating that "the teen set won’t take the deck seriously, but will find it a highly pleasurable listening/dance floor treat."

Cat Stevens version

In 1974,

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released his own version which peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Hot 100, No. 13

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, No. 1 in Canada twice, on September 28 and October 19, separated by two other No. 1s, and No. 19 in Stevens' UK homeland.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other covers, remixes and samples

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recorded the song in French as "La vie d'un homme" (lit. "A man's life"). *Australian James Blundell covered the song on his 1989 self titled album. *In 1993,

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recorded the song. His version peaked at No. 74 on the ''

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chart. *

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recorded at least one version that appears on albums released after their formative years such as the ''I Thank You'' compilation released in 2002 by the

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label. *Puerto Rican

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singer Charlie Robles covered the song in

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, naming it "Anoche no Dormí" ("I Didn't Sleep Last night"). (in Spanish)

References

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