Twilight Time (song)
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"Twilight Time" is a popular song with lyrics by Buck Ram
, and the music by The Three Suns
(Morty Nevins, Al Nevins
and Artie Dunn).
Original hits of "Twilight Time" included the Three Suns (1944) and Les Brown & His Band of Renown
(1945).
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 first vocal version of the song on record was released, also in 1945, by bandleader Jimmy Dorsey
with Teddy Walters on vocals.
It has been recorded by numerous acts over the years. However, the best known version of the song was recorded by The Platters
and became a number one hit on both the pop singles and R&B Best Sellers charts in 1958
in the United States
. The song also reached number three in the United Kingdom
. In 1963
, the Platters recorded a Spanish version of the song entitled "La Hora del Crepúsculo", sung in a rhumba-style tempo.
, including the title, which is repeated several times throughout the song. Other phrases that include alliteration are:
broadcasted by Chilean network TVN.
Twilight Time was also used in the closing scene of the movie "Blood and Donuts
" and runs into the credits.
Buck Ram
Buck Ram was an American songwriter, and popular music producer and arranger.-Biography:...
, and the music by The Three Suns
The Three Suns
The Three Suns was an American instrumental pop group, popular in the 1940s and 1950s.The group was formed in 1939 by Al Nevins and Morty Nevins and Artie Dunn , . Their first hit record was "Twilight Time", which was written by the band along with Buck Ram. "Twilight Time" sold over four million...
(Morty Nevins, Al Nevins
Al Nevins
Al Nevins, born Albert Tepper , was a renowned musician, producer, arranger, guitarist and violinist. He was also member of a pop trio called the Three Suns and is considered one of the major forces behind the evolution of the 1950s music into the early 1960s pop/rock music.-The Three Suns:Al...
and Artie Dunn).
Original hits of "Twilight Time" included the Three Suns (1944) and Les Brown & His Band of Renown
Les Brown (bandleader)
Les Brown, Sr. and the Band of Renown are a big band that began in the late 1930s, initially as the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils that Brown led while a student at Duke University. He was the first president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences...
(1945).
Les Brown's version of "Twilight Time" was recorded in November 1944 and released in early 1945 as the B-side of "Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey (song)
"Sentimental Journey" is a popular song, published in 1944. The music was written by Les Brown and Ben Homer, and the lyrics were written by Arthur Green.-History:...
", the first recording of that song. While the A-side featured Doris Day's vocals, "Twilight Time" was an instrumental. The first vocal version of the song on record was released, also in 1945, by bandleader Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
James "Jimmy" Dorsey was a prominent American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, and big band leader. He was known as "JD"...
with Teddy Walters on vocals.
It has been recorded by numerous acts over the years. However, the best known version of the song was recorded by The Platters
The Platters
The Platters were a vocal group of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre...
and became a number one hit on both the pop singles and R&B Best Sellers charts in 1958
1958 in music
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in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The song also reached number three in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. In 1963
1963 in music
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, the Platters recorded a Spanish version of the song entitled "La Hora del Crepúsculo", sung in a rhumba-style tempo.
Artistry
The lyrics contain seven unique instances of alliterationAlliteration
In language, alliteration refers to the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of Three or more words or phrases. Alliteration has historically developed largely through poetry, in which it more narrowly refers to the repetition of a consonant in any syllables that, according to...
, including the title, which is repeated several times throughout the song. Other phrases that include alliteration are:
- colored curtains
- day is done
- surrender the setting sun
- beneath the blue
- in the sweet and same old way
- deep in the dark
Other versions
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Cultural references
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, a reference to the song. - "Twilight Time" appeared in the X-Files episode "Kill SwitchKill Switch (The X-Files)"Kill Switch" is an episode of the popular Canadian/American science fiction television series The X-Files.- Plot :The episode begins one night at a diner in Washington, D.C.. A man tries to access some files on a laptop computer, but is repeatedly denied...
" (Season 5, episode 11). - "Twilight" Time was used as part of the soundtrack for the 1995 television seials based upon the 1960s decade, Estúpido Cupido (Stupid Cupid),
broadcasted by Chilean network TVN.
Twilight Time was also used in the closing scene of the movie "Blood and Donuts
Blood and Donuts
Blood and Donuts is a Canadian comedy/horror motion picture directed by Holly Dale, and starring Gordon Currie and Helene Clarkson, with David Cronenberg playing a cameo role as the local crime boss. The film features a vampire who is accidentally awakened after 25 years of sleep, and starts to...
" and runs into the credits.