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This Magic Moment
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Wikipedia article
"'This Magic Moment'" is a song composed by lyricist Doc Pomus and pianist Mort Shuman. It was first recorded by The Drifters, with Ben E. King singing lead.
Original Drifters version
It was recorded first by Ben E. King and the Drifters, at Bell Sound Studios in New York City. The Drifters version spent 11 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and reached No. 16 on April 2, 1960.[http://www.billboard.com/artist/402125/drifters/chart The Drifters Chart History The Hot 100], 'Billboard.com'. Accessed May 21, 2016 The session musicians Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller hired to play on this record were: Phil Bodner on sax, Ernie Hayes on piano, George Barnes and Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, George Duvivier on bass, and Shep Shepherd on drums. The arranger and conductor was Stan Applebaum.
Chart history
Jay and the Americans version
In 1968, Jay and the Americans released a version of the song, which became the song's most widely successful release. Their version spent 14 weeks on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, reaching No. 6 on March 1, 1969,[http://www.billboard.com/artist/304282/jay-americans/chart Jay & the Americans Chart History The Hot 100], 'Billboard.com'. Accessed May 21, 2016 while reaching No. 1 on Canada's "'RPM' 100""[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4851& R.P.M. 100]", 'RPM Weekly', Volume 11, No. 2, March 10, 1969. Accessed May 21, 2016 and No. 11 on 'Billboard'
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In popular culture
The original version of the song was used in the following productions:
* 'The Sandlot', the 1993 sports comedy film directed by David M. Evans
* "Soprano Home Movies", an episode of 'The Sopranos'
* "This Magic Moment", a documentary film from ESPN's '30 for 30' about the Orlando Magic
* "Selena Gomez/Post Malone", an episode from the 47th season of 'Saturday Night Live', in a sketch about the invention of the whoopee cushion
Lou Reed's version, from a Doc Pomus tribute album, 'Till the Night is Gone', was featured in David Lynch's film 'Lost Highway' (1997).
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