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Magic Moments

1957 single by Perry Como From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"Magic Moments" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and written by Hal David, being one of the first songwriting collaborations by that duo.[1] This song was recorded by Perry Como and released in 1957 as the B-side of his "Catch a Falling Star"; it reached No. 1 in the UK in 1958.

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Background

In his 2003 book Burt Bacharach, Song by Song, Serene Dominic comments:

Combined with the quizzical bassoon, the whistling and the ghastly white shadings of the Ray Charles Singers, these distant recollections must seem like occurrences on another planet to later generations.[2]

Chart performance

The biggest hit version of the song was recorded by Perry Como and released by RCA Victor in December 1957, becoming a hit early in 1958. The record was produced by Joe Reisman.[3] The peak position in the United States is hard to track precisely, due to the multiple charts used in Billboard magazine: On the Most Played by Disc Jockeys chart, it reached it highest peak of number four. [4]

The song was also a 1958 hit in Italy, while in the United Kingdom it spent eight weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart, becoming Como's biggest ever hit there.[3]

In Canada, the song reached number 12 on the CHUM Charts, February 3, 1958, co-charting with Catch a Falling Star.[5]

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Other recordings

  • A less successful UK cover version recorded by Ronnie Hilton reached No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart, in 1958.[6] Hilton's version included some different lyrics from the original.
  • Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1958[7] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the album With All My Heart (2012).[8]
  • Amanda Lear recorded this song for her 1985 EP A L.
  • Synthpop duo Erasure recorded the song for their 1997 album Cowboy.

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References

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