1948 HITS ARCHIVE: Now Is The Hour - Gracie Fields

Описание: Now Is The Hour (Kaihan-Scott-Stewart) by Gracie Fields, orchestra conducted by Phil Green

Beloved English singer-actress Gracie Fields (aka ‘Our Gracie’) and her manager Dorothy Stewart were influential in the lyrical updating and mainstream popularity of this old tune.* Her worldwide hit performed well in the U.S., reaching #4 on the best-sellers chart, though trailing Bing Crosby’s version. Also posted are the Eddy Howard, Margaret Whiting and Charlie Spivak recordings of “Now Is The Hour.”

The rather convoluted history of this 1913 song is discussed in Wikipedia’s ‘Now Is The Hour’ entry.

THE 1948 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1948 (some were recorded in 1947). .
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