On the Wings of a Nightingale

"On the Wings of a Nightingale"
Single by The Everly Brothers
from the album EB 84
B-side "Asleep"
Released August 1984 (1984-08)
Genre Pop
Length 2:34
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Paul McCartney
Producer(s) Dave Edmunds
The Everly Brothers singles chronology
"Not Fade Away"
(1973)		 "On the Wings of a Nightingale"
(1984)		 "The First in Line"
(1985)

"On the Wings of a Nightingale" is a song written and composed by Paul McCartney[1] and recorded by the Everly Brothers in 1984 for their album EB 84, which Dave Edmunds produced. The video portrays the brothers rescuing a classic car from a junk yard, restoring it (in 35 seconds), then taking it out for a spin. It is the most popular and recognizable of the duo's songs recorded since 1970, and the final Everly Brothers single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

Chart (1984-85) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 50
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Singles 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[2] 49
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 39
South African Singles Chart[3] 6

Cover versions

The Spongetones recorded a version for their 2000 Odd Fellows album.[4] Apple Jam also recorded three versions for their 2012 On the Wings of a Nightingale EP.

References

  1. ↑ "Odd Fellows (sub-section Editorial Reviews)".
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs 1944–2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
  3. ↑ http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(E).html Retrieved 6 January 2014
  4. ↑ "Odd Fellows".
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