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1960 single by Bert Kaempfert From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Wonderland by Night" (German title "Wunderland bei Nacht") is a popular song by Bert Kaempfert that was a Billboard number one hit for three weeks, starting January 9, 1961. Written by Klaus Günter Neumann with English lyrics by Lincoln Chase, it was recorded in July 1959 and became Bert Kaempfert's first hit with his orchestra. The song featured Charly Tabor on trumpet.[2] "Wonderland by Night" also crossed over to the R&B chart where it peaked at number five.[3]
"Wonderland by Night" | ||||
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Single by Bert Kaempfert | ||||
B-side | "Dreaming The Blues" | |||
Released | August 1960 | |||
Recorded | July 1959 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | Decca 31141 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Klaus Günter Neumann, Lincoln Chase (English lyrics) | |||
Bert Kaempfert singles chronology | ||||
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Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[4] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides | 5 |
Leo Kottke recorded a guitar rendition on his album "Peculiaroso."
A German-language numbers station (G10) was operated by one of Polish intelligence agencies and was active until the late 1970s which used Keampfert's version of the song and its b-side repeated twice followed by the average format of a numbers station. It was later replaced by G11, which was most recently active from 2007 to 2014.[5][6]
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