Twilight Time (1944 song)
"Twilight Time" is a popular song with lyrics by Buck Ram and music by the Three Suns (Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, and Artie Dunn). Ram said that he originally wrote it as a poem, without music, while in college.[1]
| "Twilight Time" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Platters | ||||
| B-side | "Out of My Mind" | |||
| Released | April 1958 | |||
| Genre | R&B, traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records 71289 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Buck Ram, Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, Artie Dunn | |||
| The Platters singles chronology | ||||
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Original instrumental recordings of "Twilight Time" included those made respectively by the Three Suns[1] (1944) and Les Brown & His Band of Renown (1945).[2]
Les Brown's version of "Twilight Time" was recorded in November 1944 and released in early 1945 as the B-side of "Sentimental Journey," the first recording of that song. While the A-side featured Doris Day's vocals, "Twilight Time" was an instrumental.
The Platters recording
It has been recorded by numerous groups over the years. However, the best-known version of the song was recorded by the Platters[1] and became a No.1 hit on both the pop singles and R&B best sellers charts in 1958 in the United States.[3] The song also reached No.3 in the United Kingdom.[4] In 1963, the Platters recorded a Spanish version of the song entitled "La Hora del Crepúsculo", sung in a rhumba-style tempo. The Platters version of the song was featured in the official trailer for the Disney+ show WandaVision.[5]
Other notable versions
- Andy Williams reached No.86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962[6]
- Willie Nelson, on his album What a Wonderful World (1988). Nelson's version peaked at No.41 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1989.[7]
References
- Buck Ram interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
- Michael David Toth (c. 2004) [2001]. "Twilight Memories, an illustrated history--Part I". The Three Suns Universe. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 463.
- The Platters, "Twilight Time" chart positions Retrieved June 7, 2013
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "WandaVision | Official Trailer | Disney+". YouTube.
- Andy Williams, "Twilight Time" chart positions Retrieved June 7, 2013
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
