In the Midnight Hour number one on the R&B chart in "Billboard" magazine dated August 7, 1965 and crossed over to the Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 reaching number 21: however according to Stax owner Jim Stewart the domestic sales total of the single in its original release was a moderate 300,000 units. However "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett has become an iconic R&B track, placing at number 134 on "Rolling Stone"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time, Wilson Pickett's first of two entries on the list (the other being "Mustang Sally" at number 434). It is also
Romancing the Stone (song) "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 22 on "Cash Box" during the summer of that year. It was a much bigger hit in Canada, where it reached number seven. It was also a hit internationally, narrowly missing the Top 40 in Germany and the UK, but reaching number 28 in New Zealand. "Romancing the Stone" was a hit on two other US charts. On the soul chart it went to No. 68, and on the dance charts, it peaked at No. 12. Romancing the Stone (song) "Romancing the Stone" is a song written, recorded and produced by Eddy Grant, who released