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What a Diff'rence a Day Makes

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"What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"
Single by Dinah Washington
from the album What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
B-side"Come On Home"
Released1959
Recorded1959
GenrePop, vocal jazz
Length2:31
LabelMercury Records
Songwriter(s)María Grever, Stanley Adams (English lyrics)[1]
Dinah Washington singles chronology
"Make Me a Present of You"
(1958)
"What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"
(1959)
"Unforgettable"
(1959)
"What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"
Single by Esther Phillips
B-side"Come On Home"
ReleasedJuly 1975
Recorded1975
GenreR&B
Length3:12
LabelKudu
Songwriter(s)María Grever, Stanley Adams (English lyrics)[2]

"What a Diff'rence a Day Made" as recorded "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" is a popular song written in Spanish in 1934 with the title "Cuando vuelva a tu lado" ("When I Return to Your Side"). In 1959 it was recorded in English as What a Diff'rence a Day Makes by Dinah Washington and won a Grammy Award in 1959. It was a hit again in 1975 with Esther Phillips using a bit of disco thrown into it.

References

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  1. Ascap entry for song ASCAP, accessed January 9, 2011.
  2. Ascap entry for song ASCAP, accessed January 9, 2011.