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"Strangers in the Night" is a song composed by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. [1] Kaempfert originally used it under the title " Beddy Bye " as part of the instrumental score for the movie A Man Could Get Killed . [ 1 ]
Charles Fowler Singleton Jr. (September 17, 1913 – December 12, 1985), [1] known as Charlie "Hoss" Singleton, was an American songwriter, best known for having co-written the lyrics for "Strangers in the Night" and "Moon Over Naples" (later covered as "Spanish Eyes"). [2] [3] Singleton wrote or co-wrote over a thousand songs.
Strangers in the Night is a 1966 studio album by Frank Sinatra. It marked Sinatra's return to number one on the pop album charts in the mid-1960s, and consolidated the comeback he initiated in 1965. Combining pop hits with show tunes and standards, the album bridges classic jazz-oriented big band with contemporary pop.
Strangers in the Night - The Music of Bert Kaempfert is the Berlin Jazz Orchestra's first home video, released on DVD September 21, 2012. This was produced using a big band, strings and choir, playing the music of Kaempfert's and conducted by former alumni, trombonist Jiggs Whigham.
Kaempfert was born in Hamburg, Germany, where he received his lifelong nickname, Fips, and studied at the Hamburg School of Music. [2] A multi-instrumentalist who played accordion, piano, clarinet, and other instruments, he was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra, before serving as a bandsman in the German Navy during World War II.
The Midnight String Quartet made a series of instrumental recordings produced by "Tommy 'Snuff' Garrett", on Viva Records (U.S.), a subsidiary of Snuff Garrett Records. Their First album, Rhapsodies for Young Lovers (1966) was arranged by Leon Russell and spent 59 weeks in the Billboard charts peaking at number 17 in November 1966.
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Frank Sinatra for "Strangers in the Night" Best Performance by a Vocal Group. Anita Kerr for "A Man and a Woman" performed by the Anita Kerr Singers; Best Performance by a Chorus. Ray Conniff (choir director) for "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago)" performed by the Ray Conniff Singers; Best Instrumental Performance (Other Than Jazz)