On March 16 1959, Doo-wop group The Platters scored their only UK No.1 hit with ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’ (also a US No.1 hit). The song was a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for their 1933 musical Roberta. Paul Whiteman had the first hit recording of the song in 1934.
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Today Music’s History
On May 3rd 1986, The Art Of Excellence by Tony Bennett became the first album in the US to be initially released on CD instead of the traditional vinyl format. The Art of Excellence was his first album after re-signing with his former label Columbia Records and began a rise in popularity that would continue through the 1990s.
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Today Music’s History
On September 11th 1993, Mariah Carey started a eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Dreamlover’. Also on the same day her fourth album ‘Music Box’ went to No.1 in the UK. Lyrically, the song pictures a protagonist calling for a perfect lover, her “dreamlover,” to whisk her away into the night and not “disillusion” her like others in the past. “Dreamlover” received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom praised the song’s incorporated sample, as well as Carey’s carefree vocal style.
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Taylor Swift Released Four New Songs
In celebration of The Eras Tour, Taylor Swift is releasing 4 previously unreleased songs tonight at midnight. She revealed the four tracks include re-recordings of Swift’s dual contributions to the 2012 soundtrack to The Hunger Games “Eyes Open” and “Safe & Sound” featuring Joy Williams and John Paul White as well as “If This Was a Movie (Taylor’s Version)” and never before heard song “All of the Girls You Loved Before.”
