Smoke Gets in Your Eyes No. 3 on the Rhythm and Blues chart. The song spent 20 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at Number 1 for one week on 20 March of that same year. Buck Ram, the producer, said that Harbach praised them "for reviving his song with taste." But the widow of composer Jerome Kern disliked the recording so much she considered legal action to prevent its distribution. Margaret Whiting released the song on her 1960 album "Margaret Whiting Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook". On February 2, 1964, Judy Garland performed the song comically on "television show". She sat at a small
Something in Your Eyes (Richard Carpenter song) Something in Your Eyes (Richard Carpenter song) "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 what would have been the Carpenters' follow-up to their 1981 album "Made in America"; 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