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7/20/2025, 5:59:55 PM No.127108052
>One of 1959's unexpected major hits was the Flamingos' cover of "I Only Have Eyes For You", a pop standard written back in 1934 by Harry Warren and Al Dublin for the movie Dames, where it was performed by actor Dick Powell.
>The Flamingos recorded the song as part of a group of 33 standards producer George Goldner suggested for their LP Flamingos Serenade. The group ultimately recorded 11 of them and "I Only Have Eyes For You" was one of the tricker songs to pull off. Believing it was not commercial enough, Goldner left it as an album-only cut and declined to release it as a single but it attracted the attention of DJs anyway and End Records finally did put the song out as a single in May. It eventually reached #11 on the Billboard.
Kek not the first or last time record label suits were dum like this. Warner also thought "Girl U Want It" would be a hit instead of "Whip It." Shows what they knew.
>The Flamingos recorded the song as part of a group of 33 standards producer George Goldner suggested for their LP Flamingos Serenade. The group ultimately recorded 11 of them and "I Only Have Eyes For You" was one of the tricker songs to pull off. Believing it was not commercial enough, Goldner left it as an album-only cut and declined to release it as a single but it attracted the attention of DJs anyway and End Records finally did put the song out as a single in May. It eventually reached #11 on the Billboard.
Kek not the first or last time record label suits were dum like this. Warner also thought "Girl U Want It" would be a hit instead of "Whip It." Shows what they knew.
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