am tonight! originally sang the song walking in memphis.
am tonight! originally sang the song walking in memphis.
who originally sang the song walking in memphis?
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"walking in memphis" is a song composed and originally recorded by american singer-songwriter marc cohn, for whom it remains his signature song. it has been described as "an iconic part of the great american songbook".









































"walking in memphis" reached number 13 in 1991 on the us "billboard" hot 100 chart. as of 2016, it is the only top-forty hit for cohn. additionally, it reached number three in canada, number seven in ireland and number 11 in australia. "walking in memphis" has since been covered several times, notably in 1995 by cher and in 2003 by lonestar.
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the title track, "if we fall in love tonight", written for this album, had some legal wrangles regarding its copyright and track title which have now been resolved. the album includes three newly recorded cover versions of hit songs: "sometimes when we touch," originally sang by dan hill; "when i need you," originally sang by leo sayer; and "for the first time," originally sang by kenny loggins. two other songs had not been previously released on a rod stewart album: "so far away", originally by carole king, which had been released as a single in 1995 from that year's carole king tribute album, "", and "all for love," sang with bryan adams and sting, from the 1993 film soundtrack "the three musketeers". additionally, two songs were revamped for "if we fall in love tonight": "have i told you lately", originally by van morrison and initially released on stewart's "vagabond heart", was remixed here; and "forever young", initially on stewart's "out of order", which was completely re-recorded. the remaining tracks were all previously released on various rod stewart albums.
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