About Benny Mardones
Ruben Armand "Benny" Mardones was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter who was best known for his hit single "Into the Night", which hit the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 (#11) and again in 1989 (#20). He demoed the songs he wrote, and Tommy Mottola suggested that he record his own songs; from that point he wrote and recorded over 100 songs. Its success catapulted Mardones into the limelight, but he spiraled into substance abuse that resulted in him being dropped by his label Polydor Records. Curb Records signed Mardones and he re-recorded the song as "Into the Night '89"; it became a hit once more, peaking at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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