"Something in Your Eyes"
Single by Richard Carpenter featuring Dusty Springfield
from the album Time
B-side"Time"
ReleasedSeptember 1987
GenrePop
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter singles chronology
"Something in Your Eyes"
(1987) 		"Calling Your Name Again"
(1987)

"Something in Your Eyes" is a song by Richard Carpenter, released as the first single from his debut solo album, Time. It reportedly was to have been the lead single off the Carpenters' album Voice of the Heart; however, Karen Carpenter died before having had the opportunity to lay down a vocal track (although, according to Richard's album notes, Karen had been very excited and looking forward to recording the song). Richard ultimately chose Dusty Springfield to record the vocal in conjunction with his arrangement, backing vocals and instrumentation. It peaked at number 12 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.[1]

Charts

Chart performance for "Something in Your Eyes"
Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 84
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[1] 12

Cover versions

In 1987, Hong Kong singer Pat Chan recorded a cover version in Chinese for her self-titled album and as a bonus track in English.

In 2008, the song was covered by Philippine singer Claire de la Fuente as her comeback single from the album Something in Your Eyes.

References

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 42.
  2. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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