Daughter of Darkness (song)

"Daughter of Darkness" is a single by Tom Jones released in 1970 from his album, I Who Have Nothing. It was a top ten hit in the UK, peaking at No.5. In the United States and Canada, Jones just missed the top ten with "Daughter of Darkness", peaking at No.13 and No.11, respectively. The song went to No.1 in the United States on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in June 1970, and was Tom Jones' final of three number ones on the chart.^[1] Elton John, who was working as a session musician at that time, also sang on the recording.^[2]

"Daughter of Darkness"
Single by Tom Jones
from the album I Who Have Nothing
B-side	"Tupelo Mississippi Flash"
Released	April 1970 (1970)
Genre	Pop
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Les Reed, Geoff Stephens
Tom Jones singles chronology
"Without Love (There Is Nothing)" (1969) "Daughter of Darkness" (1970) "I (Who Have Nothing)" (1970)

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (1970) Peak position Austria 15 Belgium 3 Canada RPM Top Singles 11 Germany 15 Ireland (IRMA)[3] 3 Netherlands 16 New Zealand (Listener)[4] 11 South Africa (Springbok)[5] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 13 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 1 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[8] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1970) Rank South Africa [9] 9 UK [10] 43 U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[11] 113 U.S. Cash Box [12] 71

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1970 (U.S.)