Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1993 Part Two – UB40, Mariah Carey, Meatloaf, The Proclaimers
Welcome to our show and we are excited to share decades of music with you in 2022.
Here is my second selection of top 1993 hits which I hope you will enjoy.
UB40 – Falling in love with you
“Falling in love with you” was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody is based on the popular French love song “Plaisir d’amour,” composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Edwige Martini, and was also covered by Elvis Presley in 1961. The UB40’s version of this song peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and remained there for seven weeks. The song topped the charts around the globe, hitting #1 in the UK for two consecutive weeks. It also appears on the soundtrack of the movie “Silver,” the trailer for “Fools Rush In,” and an episode of “Hindsight.” The song and the band appeared in the 1997 film “Speed 2: Cruise Control.”
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Mariah Carey – Dreamlover
“Dreamlover” was the lead single from Carey’s third studio album, “Music Box,” penned by Carey and Dave Hall and was Carey’s seventh #1 single on Billboard’s Hot 100 where it remained for eight consecutive weeks. It spent 26 weeks in the top 40 and was ranked #8 on the Hot 100 1993 Year-End Charts and #20 on the Decade-End Charts. In Canada, “Dreamlover” became Carey’s fifth #1 single, where it stayed for six consecutive weeks. It peaked at #9 on the UK Singles Chart.
