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Daughter of Darkness (song)

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"Daughter of Darkness"
Single by Tom Jones
from the album I Who Have Nothing
B-side"Tupelo Mississippi Flash"
ReleasedApril 1970 (1970)
GenrePop
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Les Reed, Geoff Stephens
Tom Jones singles chronology
"Without Love (There Is Nothing)"
(1969)
"Daughter of Darkness"
(1970)
"I (Who Have Nothing)"
(1970)

"Daughter of Darkness" is a single by Tom Jones released in 1970 from his album, I Who Have Nothing. The single was a top ten hit in the UK, peaking at number five. In the United States and Canada, Jones just missed the top ten with "Daughter of Darkness", peaking at number 13 and number 11, respectively. The song went to number one in the United States on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in June 1970, and was Tom Jones final of three number ones on the chart.[1] Elton John, who was working as a session musician at that time, also sang on the song.[2]

Chart history

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References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 131.
  2. ^ White, Timothy; Rosen, Craig (4 October 1997). "Elton John, 30 years of music with Bernard Taupin". Billboard. p. 43.
  3. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Daughter of Darkness". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 13 July 1970
  5. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 13, 1970
  9. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  10. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1970". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  12. ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970