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Joe Simon

Before the Night Is Over

1977 · via OutKast

Joe Simon’s 1977 recording of “Before the Night Is Over” is the earliest release on file. Benjamin Peters and Ben Peters are credited as its writers. OutKast’s “So Fresh, So Clean” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Joe Simon – Before the Night Is Over
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Joe Simon cut "Before the Night Is Over" back in 1977, and André and Big Boi built a whole strut on top of it. Play his first, then theirs, and listen for the floor they borrowed.

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Credited writers: Benjamin Peters and Ben Peters.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1977.

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OutKast’s “So Fresh, So Clean” (2000) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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