Twilight Time (1944 song)

This article is about the popular song written by Buck Ram. For the Moody Blues song, see Twilight Time (The Moody Blues song).

"Twilight Time" is a popular song with lyrics by Buck Ram and music by the Three Suns (Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, and Artie Dunn). Ram said that he originally wrote it as a poem, without music, while in college.^[1]

"Twilight Time"
Single by the Platters
B-side	"Out of My Mind"
Released	April 1958
Genre	R&B, traditional pop
Length	2:47
Label	Mercury Records 71289
Songwriter(s)	Buck Ram, Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, Artie Dunn
The Platters singles chronology
"Helpless" (1958) "Twilight Time" (1958) "You're Making a Mistake" (1958)

Original instrumental recordings of "Twilight Time" included those made respectively by the Three Suns^[1] (1944) and Les Brown & His Band of Renown (1945).^[2]

Les Brown's version of "Twilight Time" was recorded in November 1944 and released in early 1945 as the B-side of "Sentimental Journey," the first recording of that song. While the A-side featured Doris Day's vocals, "Twilight Time" was an instrumental.

The Platters recording

It has been recorded by numerous groups over the years. However, the best-known version of the song was recorded by the Platters^[1] and became a No.1 hit on both the pop singles and R&B best sellers charts in 1958 in the United States.^[3] The song also reached No.3 in the United Kingdom.^[4] In 1963, the Platters recorded a Spanish version of the song entitled "La Hora del Crepúsculo", sung in a rhumba-style tempo. The Platters version of the song was featured in the official trailer for the Disney+ show WandaVision.^[5]

Other notable versions

• Andy Williams reached No.86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962^[6]
• Willie Nelson, on his album What a Wonderful World (1988). Nelson's version peaked at No.41 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1989.^[7]

References

1. Buck Ram interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
2. Michael David Toth (c. 2004) [2001]. "Twilight Memories, an illustrated history--Part I". The Three Suns Universe. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 463.
4. The Platters, "Twilight Time" chart positions Retrieved June 7, 2013
5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "WandaVision | Official Trailer | Disney+". YouTube.
6. Andy Williams, "Twilight Time" chart positions Retrieved June 7, 2013
7. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.