"This Magic Moment" | ||||
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Single by The Drifters [1] | ||||
B-side | "Baltimore" | |||
Released | January 28, 1960 | |||
Recorded | December 23, 1959 | |||
Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
Length | 2:28 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | |||
The Drifters [1] singles chronology | ||||
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"This Magic Moment" | ||||
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Single by Jay and the Americans | ||||
from the album Sands of Time | ||||
A-side | "Since I Don't Have You" | |||
Released | October 28, 1968 | |||
Recorded | October 16, 1968 | |||
Studio | O.D.O. Recorders, New York City, N.Y. | |||
Genre | Blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 3:03 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman | |||
Producer(s) | Jay and the Americans | |||
Jay and the Americans singles chronology | ||||
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"This Magic Moment" is a song composed by lyricist Doc Pomus and pianist Mort Shuman. [2] It was first recorded by The Drifters, with Ben E. King singing lead.
It was recorded first by Ben E. King and the Drifters, at Bell Sound Studios in New York City. [1] The Drifters version spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 16 on April 2, 1960. [3]
Chart (1960) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 16 |
US Billboard R&B | 4 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [5] | 9 |
CAN (CHUM Charts Hit Parade) [6] | 20 |
In 1968, Jay and the Americans released a version of the song, which became the song's most widely successful release. Their version spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 6 on March 1, 1969, [7] while reaching No. 1 on Canada's " RPM 100" [8] and No. 11 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. [9] The song also debuted at No. 4 in the first issue of RPM's "Young Adult" adult contemporary chart. [10] The single earned gold record status from the Recording Industry Association of America. [11]
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The original version of the song was used in the following productions:
Lou Reed's version, from a Doc Pomus tribute album, Till the Night is Gone, was featured in David Lynch's film Lost Highway (1997).
"Spanish Harlem" is a song recorded by Ben E. King in 1960 for Atco Records. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. "Spanish Harlem" was King's first hit away from The Drifters, peaking at number 15 on Billboard's rhythm and blues and number 10 in pop music chart.
"Rock with You" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones. It was first offered to Karen Carpenter, while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down. It was released on November 3, 1979, by Epic Records as the second single from Jackson's fifth solo studio album Off the Wall (1979). It was also the third number-one hit of the 1980s, a decade in which the pop singles chart would quickly be dominated by Jackson.
"Young Blood" is a song written by Doc Pomus along with the songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit by The Coasters in 1957.
"Since I Don't Have You" is a song written and composed by Jackie Taylor, James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Rock, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, and Wally Lester. It was first a 1958 hit single for the doo-wop group the Skyliners on the Billboard Hot 100. Country music singer Ronnie Milsap had a hit with the song in 1991. American hard rock band Guns N' Roses also had some success in 1994 with their version of the song which reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
"You Send Me" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer Sam Cooke, released as a single in 1957 by Keen Records. Produced by Bumps Blackwell and arranged and conducted by René Hall. The song, Cooke's debut single, was a massive commercial success, becoming a No. 1 hit on both Billboard's Rhythm & Blues Records chart and the Billboard Hot 100.
"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists, including Dalida, the DeFranco Family, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Michael Bublé.
"To Know Him Is to Love Him" is a song written by Phil Spector, inspired by words on his father's tombstone, "To Know Him Was to Love Him." It was first recorded by the only vocal group of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears. Their recording spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958, while reaching No. 2 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. Peter & Gordon and Bobby Vinton later had hits with the song, with its title and lyrics changed to "To Know You Is to Love You". In 1987, the song was resurrected by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris, whose Trio recording topped the U.S. country singles chart.
"Paper Roses" is a popular song written and composed by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre. It first was a top five hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant. Marie Osmond recorded it in 1973 and took her version to number one on the US country chart.
"Just One Look" is a song co-written by American R&B singers Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll. The recording by Doris Troy was a hit in 1963. The Hollies, Anne Murray, Linda Ronstadt and Iain Matthews each achieved great success with the song. There have also been many other versions.
"Love (Can Make You Happy)" is a song written by Jack Sigler, Jr. and performed by Mercy. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, where "Get Back" by The Beatles kept it from the #1 spot.
"The Tip of My Fingers", also titled "The Tips of My Fingers", is a song written and originally recorded by American country music singer Bill Anderson. First included on his 1962 album Bill Anderson Sings Country Heart Songs, the song was a Top Ten country single for him in 1960.
Sands of Time is the seventh studio album by Jay and the Americans released on March 15, 1969. The album went to #51 on the Billboard 200 chart, reached #30 on the Cashbox chart, and #47 in Canada.
"Chains Of Love", a 12-bar blues, was written by Doc Pomus.
"With Pen in Hand" is a song written by Bobby Goldsboro and first released on his March 1968 album, Honey. The song's lyrics address the subjects of divorce and losing custody of one's child, and are sung from the perspective of the parent who expects to be losing custody of their child, as they make a final plea to their spouse to reconcile before the divorce is finalized. "With Pen in Hand" has been a hit for multiple artists in the late 1960 and 1970s.
"Tracy" is a song written by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance, the title track of the Cuff Links debut LP.
"I'm a Drifter" is a song written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he released in 1969. The song spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 46, while reaching No. 14 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, No. 22 of Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, No. 44 on the Cash Box Top 100, No. 36 on Canada's RPM 100, and No. 9 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart.
"Please Love Me Forever" is a song written by John Malone and Ollie Blanchard. The song was originally released by Tommy Edwards in 1958. Hit versions were later released by Cathy Jean and the Roommates in 1960 and Bobby Vinton in 1967.
"Just as Much as Ever" is a song written by Charles Singleton and Larry Coleman. The song was a hit single for Bob Beckham, Nat King Cole, and Bobby Vinton.
"Long Lonely Nights" is a song that was originally released by Lee Andrews & the Hearts in 1957. Hit versions were also released by Clyde McPhatter, later in 1957, and Bobby Vinton in 1965. The song was written by Lee Andrews, though Larry Brown, Doug Henderson, and Mimi Uniman were given songwriter credit as well, in a practice that was common at the time.
"Easy Come, Easy Go" is a song written by Jack Keller and Diane Hildebrand that was a hit single for Bobby Sherman in 1970.
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