Chris Thompson (also known as Chris Hamlet Thompson, born 9 March 1947 (1947-03-09) (age 61)) is an English singer and guitarist known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band and for his solo accomplishments. In the late 1970s two singers Stevie Vann (aka Stevie Lange) and Chris Thompson met when Vann was performing backing vocals for a Manfred Mann's Earth Band album (who Thompson was the singer for). Thompson approached Vann to form a band, known as Night, soon after Vann's own backing group, Bones had split up. Night then later split in 1983 after releasing two albums. They had two Top 40 hits in the U.S. in 1979: "Hot Summer Nights" (#18) and "If You Remember Me" (#17). The latter single, recorded as the theme song for Franco Zeffirelli's remake of The Champ, was originally credited solely to Chris Thompson; later pressings of the single were credited to "Chris Thompson and Night."Chris Thompson (also known as Chris Hamlet Thompson, born 9 March 1947 (1947-03-09) (age 61)) is an English singer and guitarist known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band and for his solo accomplishments.In the late 1970s two singers Stevie Vann (aka.