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The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (song)

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B-side
  
"Anonymous Phone Call"

Length
  
2:37

Released
  
December 1962

Label
  
Liberty

Recorded
  
October 9, 1962 United Recorders Hollywood, California

Writer(s)
  
Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, Marilyn Garrett

"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" is a song written by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, and Marilyn Garrett. It became a popular hit in 1962 for Bobby Vee. The song has had several cover versions over the years.

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Bobby Vee version

The song was first recorded by American pop music singer Bobby Vee. Released as a single in late 1962, it spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number 3, while reaching number 2 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart, and number 9 on the R&B singles chart. It also spent 12 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching number 3 on March 6, 1963. The song was included on his 1963 Liberty Records album, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes.

Other versions

  • In 1963, a cover version was issued in the UK by Jimmy Justice.
  • The Angels released a version on their 1963 studio album My Boyfriend's Back.
  • In 1965, Gary Lewis & the Playboys did a cover version on their first album This Diamond Ring, which can also be heard on their album Complete Hits.
  • In 1973, The Carpenters did a cover version, which can be heard on Now & Then.
  • The song was covered in 1982 by glam rock band Mud for their album Mud featuring Les Gray.
  • A version of the song with a slower tempo is heard in the 1998 film Dark City, sung by Anita Kelsey. In the Director's Cut version of the film the song is sung by Jennifer Connelly.

    • References

    The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (song) Wikipedia
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