What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
{{Short description|English version of song "Cuando vuelva a tu lado"}}
{{for multi|the Dinah Washington album|What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!|the Cory Lee album|What a Difference a Day Makes (album)|the Grey's Anatomy episode|What a Difference a Day Makes (Grey's Anatomy)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
| cover = Dinah Washington - What a Diff'rence a Day Made.JPEG
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dinah Washington
| album = What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
| B-side = Come On Home
| released = 1959
| format =
| recorded = 1959
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop, vocal jazz
| length = 2:31
| label = Mercury
| writer = María Grever, Stanley Adams (English lyrics)[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300 Ascap entry for song] ASCAP, accessed January 9, 2011.
| producer =
| prev_title = Make Me a Present of You
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = Unforgettable
| next_year = 1959
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Esther Phillips
| album =
| B-side = Come On Home
| released = July 1975
| format =
| recorded = 1975
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 3:12
| label = Kudu
| writer = María Grever, Stanley Adams (English lyrics)[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300 Ascap entry for song] ASCAP, accessed January 9, 2011.
| producer =
}}
"What a Diff'rence a Day Made", also recorded as "What a Difference a Day Makes", is a popular song originally written in Spanish by María Grever, a Mexican songwriter, in 1934 with the title "Cuando vuelva a tu lado" ("When I Return to Your Side") and first recorded by Orquesta Pedro Vía that same year. A popular version in Spanish was later recorded by trio Los Panchos with Eydie Gormé in 1964.{{Cite web|title=Cuando vuelva a tu lado by Eydie Gormé & The Trio Los Panchos (1964)|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/215135/versions|website=Secondhandsongs}}
The song is also known in English as "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes", as popularized by Dinah Washington in 1959.{{Gilliland |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19767/m1/ |title=Show 17 - The Soul Reformation: More on the evolution of rhythm and blues. [Part 3] |date=2013-05-28 |accessdate=2013-06-10}}
English adaptation
The English lyrics were written by Stanley Adams, and was played by Harry Roy & his Orchestra. It was published in late 1934. The most successful early recording, in 1934, was by the Dorsey Brothers, with vocals by Bob Crosby, although it was first recorded by Cleveland crooner Jimmy Ague.[http://www.songswithearlierhistories.com/what-a-difference-a-day-makes/ "What a Difference a Day Makes"], Songs With Earlier Histories, August 5, 2014.
Dinah Washington version
Dinah Washington won a Grammy Award in 1959 for Best Rhythm and Blues Performance with this song. Her version was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.[http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#w Grammy Hall of Fame] It also earned her first top ten pop hit, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=611}}
= Charts =
| class="wikitable"
! Chart (1959) ! Peak |
| US Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|8 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Sides
|align="center"|4 |
Esther Phillips version
In 1975, Esther Phillips recorded her version of the song. Her version had a disco feel to it. The Esther Phillips version became a big hit, reaching number twenty on the US Hot 100. It also reached number two on the disco charts.{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=202}} Her version also did well on the US soul chart, reaching the top ten. Phillips performed the song on the television comedy variety program Saturday Night Live during its first season.
= Charts =
| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1975) !align="center"|Peak |
| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=233}}
| style="text-align:center;"|38 |
| align="left"|US Hot 100
|align="center"|20 |
| align="left"|US Billboard Hot Soul Singles
|align="center"|10 |
| U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs
|align="center"|2 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening Chart
|align="center"|33 |
Notable cover versions
- Andy Russell, a Mexican-American singer, recorded a bilingual version of the song in 1944 which reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=What+a+Diff%27rence+a+Day+Made+by+Andy+Russell&id=2380 |title=What a Difference a Day Made |publisher=BobbyDarin.com |access-date=2014-09-09}}
- Vaughn Monroe's 1955 version reached number 60 in the US Music Vendor survey.
References
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