Wonderland by Night

"Wonderland by Night"
Single by Bert Kaempfert
B-side"Dreaming The Blues"
ReleasedAugust 1960
RecordedJuly 1959
Genre
Length3:14
LabelDecca 31141
Songwriter(s)Klaus Günter Neumann, Lincoln Chase (English lyrics)
Bert Kaempfert singles chronology
"Wonderland by Night"
(1960) 		"Cerveza"
(1961)

"Wonderland by Night" (German title "Wunderland bei Nacht") is a popular song by Bert Kaempfert that was a Billboard number one hit for three weeks, starting January 9, 1961. Written by Klaus Günter Neumann with English lyrics by Lincoln Chase, it was recorded in July 1959 and became Bert Kaempfert's first hit with his orchestra. The song featured Charly Tabor on trumpet.[2] "Wonderland by Night" also crossed over to the R&B chart where it peaked at number five.[3]

  1. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (March 15, 2018). "The Number Ones: Bert Kaempfert's "Wonderland By Night"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 8, 2023. ...when a German bandleader could hit #1 with a mellow jazz instrumental...Powered by a slow, assured R&B shuffle...
  2. ^ Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits – revised & enlarged. New York: Billboard Books. pp. 82. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 313.