Twilight Time (1944 song)

"Twilight Time" is a popular song with lyrics by Buck Ram and music by the Three Suns (Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, and Artie Dunn). Ram said that he originally wrote it as a poem, without music, while in college.

Original instrumental recordings of "Twilight Time" included those made respectively by 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 Platters recording
It has been recorded by numerous groups over the years. However, the best-known version of the song was recorded by the Platters and became a No.1 hit on both the pop singles and R&B best sellers charts in 1958 in the United States. The song also reached No.3 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. The Platters version of the song was featured in the official trailer for the Disney+ show WandaVision.

Other notable versions

 * Andy Williams reached No.86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962
 * Willie Nelson, on his album What a Wonderful World (1988). Nelson's version peaked at No.41 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1989.