September 21, 1996: Sheryl Crow debuted more the halfway up the Billboard Hot 100, at Number 44, with "If It Makes You Happy."
When Crow released the song on her 1996 self-titled album, “If It Makes You Happy” was the lead single and an instant radio hit.
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The song peaked at #10 on the Hot 100 and it eventually won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammys the following year.
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September 21, 1959: "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny reached the top of the US chart.
brothers Santo & Johnny Farina were encouraged by their father to learn the steel guitar and write their own music. Unable to fall asleep one night after a gig, the boys decided to write some music, using the tape recorder to first record the harmonies to what would become "Sleep Walk."
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September 21, 1963: Bobby Vinton's "Blue Velvet" hit Number 1 for the first of three weeks.
Bobby Vinton’s song “Blue on Blue” was very successful for him, going to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.
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So Vinton decided to record an album of songs with “blue” in the title. Publisher Al Gallico sent Vinton a copy of “Blue Velvet,” which was a big hit for Tony Bennett in 1951, and Vinton included it as part of his project.
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September 21, 1968: Gary Puckett & the Union Gap had the highest-debuting single, at Number 54, with "Over You."
"Over You" was written and composed by Jerry Fuller for the Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's 1968 album, Incredible.
Gary Puckett And The Union Gap The group's fourth consecutive million-selling Gold-certified single produced, composed, and written by Fuller, it received a Gold disc from the RIAA in December 1968. Al Capps drafted the arrangements for the stringed instruments played on the song.
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September 21, 1992: "I'm Gonna Get You," a single by Bizarre Inc featuring Angie Brown, was released.
Bizarre, Inc. is a Dance-Techno band from Stafford, England. They scored a few dance hits in Great Britain, and finally managed to break out in 1992, when session singer Angie Brown joined and added her powerful vocals to their music.
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