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1960 song by The Drifters
"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.
Original Drifters version [ edit ]
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]
Jay and the Americans version [ edit ]
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]
Chart (1969)
Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles[ 13]
25
US Billboard Hot 100[ 14]
56
US Cash Box [ 15]
25
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).
^ a b Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 14 – Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties. [Part 4]" (audio) . Pop Chronicles . University of North Texas Libraries .
^ Doc Pomus – Biography at AllMusic . Retrieved 2007-06-27.
^ The Drifters – Chart History – The Hot 100 , Billboard.com . Accessed May 21, 2016
^ a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 2, 1960 [permanent dead link ]
^ "CHUM Hit Parade - March 21, 1960" .
^ Jay & the Americans – Chart History – The Hot 100 , Billboard.com . Accessed May 21, 2016
^ a b "R.P.M. 100 ", RPM Weekly , Volume 11, No. 2, March 10, 1969. Accessed May 21, 2016
^ a b Jay & the Americans – Chart History – Adult Contemporary , Billboard.com . Accessed May 21, 2016
^ a b "Young Adult ", RPM Weekly , Volume 11, No. 4, March 24, 1969. Accessed May 21, 2016
^ Gold & Platinum , RIAA . Accessed May 21, 2016
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 15, 1969" . Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
^ "Archived copy" . www.collectionscanada.gc.ca . Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .{{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ Musicoutfitters.com
^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969" . Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
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