2:40
single, 1958
Written by Charles G. Dawes and Carl Sigman
This song has the distinction of being the only number one song written by a U.S. Vice-President or a Nobel Peace Prize winner (Dawes). It's been recorded by everyone from Louis Armstrong to Dinah Shore to Cliff Richards to Van Morrison, but Tommy Edwards recorded it first, in 1951, in the Ink Spots-like vocal style of the time. This particular version is a re-recording he made with a slightly more uptempo, doo-wop ballad style. The lyrics reassure us of the eternal nature of love that you can rely on: "You have words with him / And your future's looking dim / But these things your hearts can rise above."
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