A Thousand Miles Away
The Heartbeats
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You're a thousand miles away-ay Bu-you-t I still have your love to remember you by Oh, my dar-are-are-arling, dry your eyes Daddy's coming home soon On my knees every day-ay All I do is pray, baby, just for you Hope you a-a-a-always want me too Daddy's coming home soon It may be on a Sunday morning It may be on a Tuesday afternoon But no matter what the day is I'm going to make it my business to get home soon You're (a thousand miles away) Bu-you-ut I still have your love to remember you by Oh, my dar-are-are-arling, dry your eyes Daddy's coming ho-ome so-oo-on
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Written by: JAMES SHEPPARD, WILLIAM H MILLER
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11 facts about this song
Genre Classification"A Thousand Miles Away" by The Heartbeats falls into the Doo-wop music genre which gained popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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Band HistoryThe Heartbeats were an American Doo-wop group who originally formed in 1953 in Jamaica, Queens, New York. They were one of the earliest groups to define the Doo-wop sound.
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Song Inception"A Thousand Miles Away" was released in 1956, three years after the band was formed.
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Charts AccomplishmentThe song charted in the Top Five R&B hits of 1957 and reached #53 on Billboard Pop singles chart.
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Song InspirationThe song was inspired by James "Shep" Sheppard's longing for a girlfriend who moved away.
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Cover VersionsOver the years, "A Thousand Miles Away" has been covered by a multitude of artists, including The Beach Boys, Otis Redding, and Harry Nilsson, showcasing its influence across generations of musicians.
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Cultural InfluenceThe song was included in the soundtrack of the film "American Graffiti", a renowned coming-of-age comedy-drama that helped spur 1950s nostalgia in the United States during the 1970s.
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Unique Sales StrategyOne of the early sales strategies for the record was by placing it in jukeboxes to get people curious and talking about the song.
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Return to ChartWhen reissued in 1960, the song again became a charter, hitting #96 on the Hot 100.
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Reformation of GroupAfter the dissolution of The Heartbeats, lead singer, James "Shep" Sheppard went on to form Shep and the Limelites, and used the success of "A Thousand Miles Away" as the foundation of his new group.
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Induction into Hall of FameThe song is a part of the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame, contributing to the lasting legacy of The Heartbeats and their impact on this genre of music.
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