"Dim, Dim The Lights" is of historic importance, as it was not only Haley's first crossover hit with the black R&B audience, reaching number 10 on the US Billboard R&B chart, but the first R&B or rock and roll song recorded by any white artist to cross over to the R&B chart.
"Dim, Dim The Lights" is of great historical significance because it was Haley's initial crossover hit among African American audiences, topping the US Billboard R&B chart at number 10, and also represented the first instance of a white artist successfully crossing over into the R&B market.