The story behind puzzle No. 60
Dinah Washington · What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! · Mercury · 1959
Dinah Washington could sing blues, jazz, gospel and pop. This 1959 record crossed over to the pop Top 10 and won her a Grammy.
Washington recorded What a Diff'rence a Day Makes for Mercury in 1959 at Fine Recording Studios in New York, with Belford Hendricks arranging and conducting and Clyde Otis producing.
It reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the R&B chart. It won her the Grammy for Best Rhythm and Blues Performance and entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
The Mexican composer María Grever wrote it in 1934 as Cuando vuelva a tu lado, When I Return to Your Side.
Stanley Adams wrote the English lyrics that Washington sings.
Listen to how Washington's voice cuts through the lush strings, crisp and a little bluesy on every word.
The arrangement keeps a steady pulse underneath, so the ballad never drags.
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Compare her with Billie Holiday on God Bless the Child (puzzle No. 51).
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