It's Almost Tomorrow
| "It's Almost Tomorrow" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Dream Weavers | |
| B-side | "You've Got Me Wondering" |
| Released | 1955 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Length | 2:48 |
| Label | Decca (US) Brunswick (UK) |
| Songwriter(s) | Lyrics: Wade Buff Music: Gene Adkinson |
"It's Almost Tomorrow" is a 1955 popular song with music by Gene Adkinson and lyrics by Wade Buff.[1] The song was actually written in 1953, when Adkinson and Buff were in high school. Hit versions were released in 1955 by The Dream Weavers, Jo Stafford, David Carroll, and Snooky Lanson.
The song reached No. 6 on the Cash Box Top 50, in a tandem ranking of The Dream Weavers, Jo Stafford, David Carroll, Snooky Lanson, and Lawrence Welk's versions, with The Dream Weavers and Jo Stafford's versions marked as bestsellers,[2] while reaching No. 4 on Cash Box's chart of "The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", in the same tandem ranking.[3] The song also reached No. 4 on Billboard's Honor Roll of Hits, with The Dream Weavers and Jo Stafford's versions listed as best sellers.[4]
The song was ranked No. 36 on Billboard's ranking of "1956's Top Tunes", based on the Honor Roll of Hits.[5]
The Dream Weavers version
[edit]The Dream Weavers, a singing group including writers Adkinson and Buff, recorded the most successful version of the song for Decca Records (catalog number 29683).[6] Their version first charted in Billboard on November 12, 1955, and reached No. 7 on Billboard's chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes,[7] No. 8 on Billboard's Top 100,[8] No. 8 on Billboard's chart of Best Sellers in Stores,[9] No. 10 on Billboard's chart of Most Played by Jockeys,[10][11] and No. 9 on Cash Box's chart of "The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week".[12] The Dream Weavers' version also reached No. 1 on the UK's New Musical Express chart.[13][14]
Jo Stafford version
[edit]| "It's Almost Tomorrow" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra | |
| B-side | "If You Want to Love (You Have to Cry)" |
| Released | 1955 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Length | 2:45 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Lyrics: Wade Buff Music: Gene Adkinson |
Jo Stafford also released a hit version of the song in 1955 (Columbia Records catalog number 40595).[15] Stafford's version reached No. 14 on Billboard's chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes,[16] No. 19 on Billboard's Top 100,[17] No. 25 on Billboard's chart of Best Sellers in Stores,[18] and No. 20 on Billboard's chart of Most Played by Jockeys.[10][19]
Other versions
[edit]Snooky Lanson released a version of the song in 1955, which reached No. 20 on Billboard's Top 100,[20] No. 20 on Billboard's chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes,[21] and No. 20 on Billboard's chart of Most Played by Jockeys.[22][23]
David Carroll released a version of the song in 1955, with vocals by the Jack Halloran Singers.[24] Carroll's version reached No. 20 on Billboard's chart of Most Played by Jockeys,[25] and No. 34 on Billboard's Top 100.[20][24]
In the UK, the song was covered by Eve Boswell in March 1956 on Parlophone MSP 6220 [26] and later, Mark Wynter in November 1963. That was released by Pye Records as catalogue number 7N15577. His cover version peaked at No. 12 on the UK's Record Retailer chart.[27][1]
Ronnie Dove recorded the song for his One Kiss for Old Times' Sake album for Diamond Records in 1965.
Jimmy Velvet released a version in 1965, which reached No. 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[28] and No. 29 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[29][30]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 23–4. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ "The Nation's Top 50", Cash Box, January 21, 1956. p. 28. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", Cash Box, January 28, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Honor Roll of Hits", Billboard, January 21, 1956. p. 28. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "1956's Top Tunes", Billboard, December 29, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "DECCA (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 29500 - 30000". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ^ "Most Played in Juke Boxes", Billboard, January 21, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "The Top 100", Billboard, February 4, 1956. p. 40. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, January 28, 1956. p. 46. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Most Played by Jockeys", Billboard, December 10, 1955. p. 38. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 101.
- ^ "The Ten Records Disk Jockeys Played Most This Week", Cash Box, December 17, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ DREAMWEAVERS - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 56–7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "COLUMBIA Records (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 40500 - 41000". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ^ "Most Played in Juke Boxes", Billboard, March 3, 1956. p. 36. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "The Top 100", Billboard, January 21, 1956. p. 40. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, December 17, 1955. p. 48. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 286.
- ^ a b "The Top 100", Billboard, December 17, 1955. p. 58. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Most Played in Juke Boxes", Billboard, December 24, 1955. p. 22. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Most Played by Jockeys", Billboard, December 3, 1955. p. 36. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 176.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 57.
- ^ "Most Played by Jockeys", Billboard, December 24, 1955. p. 22. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ https://www.45cat.com/record/msp6220 [bare URL]
- ^ Mark Wynter - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Hot 100 - Jimmy Velvet It's Almost Tomorrow Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Adult Contemporary - Jimmy Velvet It's Almost Tomorrow Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, June 5, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
