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( September 2016 ) `` 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 ) Format Vinyl record ( 7 '' 45 RPM ) Recorded 1960 Bell Sound Studios, New York, New York, U.S. Genre R&B Length 2 : 43 Label Scepter Songwriter ( s ) Gerry Goffin Carole King Producer ( s ) Luther Dixon The Shirelles singles chronology `` Tonight 's the Night '' ( 1960 ) `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '' ( 1960 ) `` Dedicated to the One I Love '' ( 1961 ) `` Tonight 's the Night '' ( 1960 ) `` ' Will You Love Me Tomorrow ' '' ( 1960 ) `` Dedicated to the One I Love '' ( 1961 ) `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '', also known as `` Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow '', is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was originally recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles, who took their single to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is also notable for being the first song by a black all - girl group to reach number one in the United States. It has since been recorded by many artists over the years, including a 1971 version by co-writer Carole King. Contents 1 The Shirelles ' version 1.1 Background 1.2 Reception 1.3 Answer songs 2 Carole King version 2.1 Background 2.2 Personnel 3 Other versions 4 See also 5 References 6 External links The Shirelles ' version Background In 1960, the American girl group the Shirelles released the first version of the song as Scepter single 1211, with `` Boys '' on the B - side. The single 's first pressing was labelled simply `` Tomorrow '', then lengthened later. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens ( later known as Shirley Alston - Reeves ) did not want to record it, because she thought it was `` too country. '' She relented after a string arrangement was added. However, Owens recalled on Jim Parsons ' syndicated oldies radio program, Shake Rattle Showtime, that some radio stations had banned the record because they had felt the lyrics were too sexually charged. The song is in AABA form. Reception This version of the song, with session musicians Paul Griffin on piano and Gary Chester on drums, as of 2009 was ranked as the 162nd greatest song of all time, as well as the best song of 1960, by Acclaimed Music. It was ranked at # 126 among Rolling Stone ' s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Billboard named the song # 3 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The song later appeared on the soundtracks of Michael Apted 's Stardust and Emile Ardolino 's Dirty Dancing. Answer songs Bertell Dache, a black demo singer for the Brill Building lyricists, recorded an answer song entitled `` Not just Tomorrow, But Always ''. It has been claimed by some historians that Dache was a pseudonym for Epic recording artist Tony Orlando, whose recording of the original song had not been released as Don Kirshner thought the lyric was convincing only as sung by a woman. However, an ad for United Artists Records which appeared in Billboard during 1961 featured a photo of the singer which indicated that Dache was not Tony Orlando. The Satintones, an early Motown group, also recorded an answer song called `` Tomorrow and Always, '' which used the same melody as the original but initially neglected to credit King and Goffin. Following a threat of litigation, later pressings of the record included proper credit. Eventually, it was withdrawn and replaced with a different song. The Satintones ' versions are included in the box set The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 1 : 1959 -- 1961. Carole King version Background In 1971 Carole King, the co-writer of the song, recorded a version of `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '' for her landmark studio album Tapestry, with Joni Mitchell and James Taylor on background vocals. King 's version of the song was taken at a considerably slower tempo and with a more contemplative, melancholy feel than in the Shirelles original recording. It gained considerable album - oriented rock airplay due to the large - scale commercial success of the album. The song became a feature of King 's live shows. Taylor recreated his part during their joint arena - based Troubadour Reunion Tour of 2010. In the 2013 Broadway Beautiful : The Carole King Musical, the song is featured in part four times : once during its writing, once during King recording a demo of it, then with the Shirelles performing it, and then King singing and playing it later during an especially bad time in her marriage with Goffin. No other song is featured as frequently in the musical. Personnel Carole King -- piano, vocals Additional musicians Danny `` Kootch '' Kortchmar -- acoustic guitar Russ Kunkel -- drums Charles `` Charlie '' Larkey -- bass guitar Joni Mitchell -- background vocals James Taylor -- acoustic guitar, backing vocals Other versions Dusty Springfield recorded the song for her 1964 debut solo album A Girl Called Dusty. She also recorded a version with French lyrics entitled Demain tu peux changer for her 1965 EP Mademoiselle Dusty, which included four songs she had previously recorded in English. Brenda Lee released her version in 1961 as a single. Helen Shapiro recorded a version for her 1962 album ' Tops ' with Me. Little Eva released a version on her 1962 album Llllloco - Motion. Cher recorded a version for her 1966 album Chér. Jackie DeShannon recorded a version for her 1966 album Are You Ready for This ?. Sandy Posey recorded the song for her 1968 album Looking at You. The Four Seasons had a number 24 hit with the song on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. Linda Ronstadt released a version on her 1970 album, Silk Purse. It reached number 98 in Cash Box and ( Bubbled Under to ) number 111 in Billboard. Roberta Flack 's version hit number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 as `` Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow ''. Melanie Safka reached number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973 and reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom in 1974. Jody Miller made the charts with a remake of the song in 1975. Morningside Drive released a dance version of the song in 1975, which reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. Dana Valery recorded a dance version that hit number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976. Dave Mason had a number 39 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978 with his remake. It was his final top 40 hit on that chart. Laura Nyro recorded a version which was released on her posthumous 2001 album Angel In the Dark. Laura Branigan recorded a cover of the song on her 1984 album Self Control. Cilla Black recorded a cover for her 1993 studio album Through the Years ( Cilla Black album ). The Bee Gees recorded a cover for the Carole King tribute album Tapestry Revisited : A Tribute to Carole King in 1995. Twiggy recorded a version of the song sometime in the Eighties, and it was finally released in 2003 on her compilation album Midnight Blue. Inger Marie Gundersen recorded a cover of the song on her 2004 album Make This Moment Amy Winehouse recorded a cover of the song in 2004 for the soundtrack to Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason ( film ), and a further version that was released in 2011 on her posthumous album Lioness : Hidden Treasures. Leslie Grace released a bachata version in 2012 which became her debut single. Her version peaked at number one on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart and number one on the Latin Airplay chart, becoming the youngest female artist to do so. Kamasi Washington recorded a cover of the song in 2018 for his companion EP to his album Heaven and Earth ( album ). See also List of Hot 100 number - one singles of 1961 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ Bronson, Fred, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard Books, 1992 Jump up ^ Covach, John ( 2005 ), `` Form in Rock Music : A Primer '', in Stein, Deborah, Engaging Music : Essays in Music Analysis, New York : Oxford University Press, p. 70, ISBN 0 - 19 - 517010 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Acclaimed Music Top 3000 songs ''. Acclaimedmusic.net. 27 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time : Critics ' Picks ''. Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles Songfacts ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ spotify Jump up ^ Ramirez, Rauly ( 2012 - 10 - 16 ). `` Leslie Grace Youngest Woman To Top Latin Airplay Chart ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 21. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Shirelles Shirley Owens Doris Coley Addie Harris Beverly Lee Albums Tonight 's the Night Baby It 's You Foolish Little Girl Singles `` Tonight 's the Night '' `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '' `` Dedicated to the One I Love '' `` Mama Said '' `` Big John ( Ai n't You Gonna Marry Me ) '' `` Baby It 's You '' `` Soldier Boy '' `` Welcome Home, Baby '' `` Everybody Loves a Lover '' `` Foolish Little Girl '' Related topics `` Boys '' Baby It 's You ! The Musical Book : The Shirelles The Four Seasons Frankie Valli Tommy DeVito Bob Gaudio Nick Massi Charles Calello Joe Long Gerry Polci Albums Sherry & 11 Others ( 1962 ) The 4 Seasons Greetings ( 1962 ) Big Girls Do n't Cry and Twelve Others ( 1963 ) The 4 Seasons Sing Ai n't That a Shame and 11 Others ( 1963 ) Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons ( 1963 ) Dawn ( 1964 ) Rag Doll ( 1964 ) Born to Wonder ( 1964 ) Stay and Other Great Hits ( 1964 ) 4 Seasons Entertain You ( 1965 ) The 4 Seasons Sing Big Hits by Burt Bacharach... Hal David... Bob Dylan ( 1965 ) Working My Way Back to You and More Great New Hits ( 1966 ) Lets Hang On ( 1966 ) On Stage with The Four Seasons ( 1965 ) New Gold Hits ( 1967 ) Edizione D'Oro ( Gold Edition ) ( 1968 ) The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette ( 1969 ) Half and Half ( 1970 ) Chameleon ( 1972 ) Who Loves You ( 1975 ) Helicon ( 1977 ) The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons ( 2002 ) Singles `` Bermuda '' `` Sherry '' `` Big Girls Do n't Cry '' `` Santa Claus Is Coming to Town '' `` Walk Like a Man '' `` Ai n't That a Shame '' `` Candy Girl '' `` New Mexican Rose '' `` Dawn ( Go Away ) '' `` Stay '' `` Ronnie '' `` Alone ( Why Must I Be Alone ) '' `` Rag Doll '' `` Silence Is Golden '' `` Save It for Me '' `` Sincerely '' `` Big Man in Town '' `` I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus '' `` Bye, Bye, Baby ( Baby Goodbye ) '' `` Since I Do n't Have You '' `` Girl Come Running '' `` The Sun Ai n't Gonna Shine ( Anymore ) '' `` Let 's Hang On ! '' `` Do n't Think Twice '' `` Working My Way Back to You '' `` Opus 17 ( Do n't You Worry ' bout Me ) '' `` On the Good Ship Lollipop '' `` I 've Got You Under My Skin '' `` The Proud One '' `` Tell It to the Rain '' `` Beggin ' '' `` Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You '' `` C'mon Marianne '' `` Lonesome Road '' `` Watch the Flowers Grow '' `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '' `` My Eyes Adored You '' `` Our Day Will Come '' `` Who Loves You '' `` December, 1963 ( Oh, What a Night ) '' `` Silver Star '' `` Grease '' Related topics Discography Members Albums Songs The Four Lovers The Wonder Who ? Bob Crewe `` Ces soirées - là '' Jersey Boys : Original Broadway Cast Recording Jersey Boys ( musical ) Jersey Boys ( film ) Book : The Four Seasons Carole King Studio albums Writer Tapestry Music Rhymes & Reasons Fantasy Wrap Around Joy Thoroughbred Simple Things Welcome Home Touch the Sky Pearls : Songs of Goffin and King One to One Speeding Time City Streets Colour of Your Dreams Love Makes the World Compilations Her Greatest Hits : Songs of Long Ago The Legendary Demos Live albums In Concert The Carnegie Hall Concert : June 18, 1971 The Living Room Tour Live at the Troubadour Other albums A Holiday Carole Singles `` It Might as Well Rain Until September '' `` It 's Too Late '' / `` I Feel the Earth Move '' `` So Far Away '' / `` Smackwater Jack '' `` You 've Got a Friend '' / `` Beautiful '' ( Scandinavia only ) `` Sweet Seasons '' `` Been to Canaan '' `` Jazzman '' `` Nightingale '' `` Only Love Is Real '' `` One Fine Day '' `` Now and Forever '' Other songs `` Was n't Born to Follow '' `` Goin ' Back `` I Ca n't Hear You No More '' `` Up on the Roof '' `` Where You Lead '' `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '' `` It 's Going to Take Some Time '' `` Some Kind of Wonderful '' `` ( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman '' Related articles Discography Troubadour Reunion Tour A Natural Woman : A Memoir Tapestry Revisited : A Tribute to Carole King Beautiful : The Carole King Musical Book Dave Mason Studio albums 1967 Mr. Fantasy ( With Traffic ) 1968 Traffic ( With Traffic ) 1969 Last Exit ( With Traffic ) 1970 Alone Together 1971 Dave Mason & Cass Elliot 1972 Headkeeper 1973 It 's Like You Never Left 1974 Dave Mason 1975 Split Coconut 1977 Let It Flow 1978 Mariposa De Oro 1980 Old Crest on a New Wave 1987 Two Hearts 1987 Some Assembly Required 2008 26 Letters -- 12 Notes 2014 Future 's Past Live albums 1971 Welcome to the Canteen ( With Traffic ) 1973 Dave Mason Is Alive 1976 Certified Live 1999 Live : 40,000 Headmen Tour ( w / Jim Capaldi ) 2002 Live at Perkins ' Palace ( originally recorded 1981 ) 2002 Dave Mason : Live at Sunrise 2007 XM Live Compilations 1972 Scrapbook 1974 The Best of Dave Mason 1975 At His Best 1978 The Very Best of Dave Mason 1981 The Best of Dave Mason 1995 Long Lost Friend : The Very Best of Dave Mason 1999 Ultimate Collection 2006 The Definitive Collection 2016 The Columbia Years : The Definitive Anthology Singles 1968 `` Just for You '' b / w `` Little Woman '' 1970 `` Only You Know and I Know '' US # 42 1970 `` Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman '' US # 97 ( was only a 45 rpm B - side until it was released on the Ultimate Collection CD in 1999 ) 1972 `` To Be Free '' US # 121 1977 `` So High ( Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away ) '' US # 89 1977 `` We Just Disagree '' US No. 12, US AC No. 19 1978 `` Mystic Traveller '' 1978 `` Do n't It Make You Wonder '' 1978 `` Let It Go, Let It Flow '' US No. 45 1978 `` Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow ? '' US No. 39 1980 `` Save Me '' ( with Michael Jackson ) US No. 71 1987 `` Something In The Heart '' US Mainstream Rock No. 24 1988 `` Dreams I Dream '' ( duet with Phoebe Snow ) US AC No. 11 Other Notable Appearances 1968 Electric Ladyland 1968 Beggars Banquet 1969 Lily the Pink 1970 All Things Must Pass 1970 On Tour with Eric Clapton 1971 Motel Shot 1971 Songs for Beginners 1972 Graham Nash David Crosby 1972 Oh How We Danced 1974 Wild Tales 1974 Phoebe Snow 1975 Venus and Mars 1976 You Ca n't Argue with a Sick Mind ) ) 1978 Thoroughfare Gap 1979 Gimme Some Neck 1979 Skatetown, U.S.A. 1983 Airborne 1995 Time Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Will_You_Love_Me_Tomorrow&oldid=852531728 '' Categories : 1960 songs 1961 singles 1968 singles Carole King songs The Shirelles songs Linda Ronstadt songs Amy Winehouse songs Melanie Safka songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Tropical Songs number - one singles Songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin Songs written by Carole King Bachata songs Scepter Records singles 1960 singles 2012 singles Pop standards Top Stop Music singles Song recordings produced by Bill Szymczyk Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from September 2016 All articles needing additional references Use mdy dates from July 2011 Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2018 All Wikipedia articles needing clarification Wikipedia articles needing clarification from September 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 29 July 2018, at 17 : 01 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sings backup on will you still love me tomorrow
Answer: Joni Mitchell