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Beginning with her childhood in Kenya, the book covers Boyd's modelling career in London during the 1960s, her marriage to and divorce from Beatle George Harrison and later marriage and divorce of Harrison's best friend, Eric Clapton. It was published by Headline Review in Britain, on 23 August 2007, and by Harmony Books in the United States, where it was titled Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me.
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The song was covered by country music singer Butch Baker, whose rendition reached #66 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1989.Wonderful Today, subtitled The Autobiography, is the 2007 autobiography by English former fashion model and photographer Pattie Boyd, written with journalist and broadcaster Penny Junor.
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His version went to #29 on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Wonderful Tonight" was covered by country singer David Kersh in 1998. "Just My Imagination" (Whitfield/Strong, produced by Howard Francis)."I'm Ready" (Bromfield/Richards/Simpson/Jones/Harriott/ Craig David, produced by Mark Lewis).The B-side, "I'm Ready", launched the career of Craig David, being the first song he had ever written to be released by himself or another artist. The music video features the band performing the song in a recording studio with cut scenes of a girl preparing to go on a night out. The song is prominently performed by Richards, with little vocal input from any other members of the band. The single peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's most successful single to date, also peaking high in several other territories, which was a first for the band.
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" Wonderful Tonight" was covered by British R&B/pop group Damage in 1997, and was released as the fifth single from the band's debut studio album, Forever. Template:Certification Table Top Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Summary Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Bottom Cover versions Damage version Japanese International Singles ( Oricon) Clapton and Steve Winwood performed an acoustic version of the song during their 2011 tour in Japan. Clapton performed an extended version of "Wonderful Tonight" between 19, featuring Katie Kissoon and Tracy Ackerman on backing vocals and David Sancious on saxophone. Both Gervais and co-host Stephen Merchant dismissed Pilkington's claims as conjecture. The song was also featured on Ricky Gervais's radio show, where producer Karl Pilkington argued that the lyrics suggested that it came from the point of view of a disabled man in a wheelchair. The song was featured in the film Captain Phillips and in the Friends season 6 episode " The One With the Proposal Part 2" () where Monica and Chandler dance to it at the end of the episode after getting engaged. The group became his backing musicians for a surprise performance of "Wonderful Tonight" during their set. In 1988, Clapton appeared in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert as a guest guitarist for Dire Straits. 'Wonderful Tonight' was the most poignant reminder of all that was good in our relationship, and when things went wrong it was torture to hear it." The song is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me. To have inspired Eric, and George before him, to write such music was so flattering. Of "Wonderful Tonight", Boyd would say: "For years it tore at me. On 7 September 1976, Clapton wrote "Wonderful Tonight" for Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul and Linda McCartney's annual Buddy Holly party.