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"A Thousand Miles Away" is a 1956 song recorded by the American doo-wop group The Heartbeats. The song was written by James Sheppard and William H. Miller. [1] The sequel, "Daddy's Home," also written by Sheppard and performed by his group Shep and the Limelites, was released in 1961.
"A Thousand Miles" (originally titled "Interlude") is the debut single of American pop singer Vanessa Carlton. Produced by Curtis Schweitzer and Ron Fair, the song was released as the lead single for Carlton's first album, Be Not Nobody (2002).
The Heartbeats were a 1950s American doo-wop group best known for their song "A Thousand Miles Away", [1] which charted at No. 53 in the US Billboard listings in 1957.
She is doing the grand in a distant land, Ten thousand miles away. Verse 3. Oh! that was a dark and dismal day When last she left the strand She bade good-bye with a tearful eye, and waved her lily hand - And waved her lily hand, my boys, As the big ship left the bay "Adieu" says she, "remember me, Ten thousand miles away." Verse 4
The song was written by the three members of the band, James "Shep" Sheppard (1935–1970), Clarence Bassett (1936–2005) and Charles Baskerville. The group recorded the original version of "Daddy's Home" on February 1, 1961, and it was released on Hull Records in March 1961 with the B-side being "This I Know".
"1000 Miles Away" is a song by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released in May 1991 as the second single from the group's fifth studio album, Kinky . "1000 Miles Away" peaked at number 37 on the Australian singles chart.
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All three had previous experience in other groups: Shep with The Heartbeats (notable for "A Thousand Miles Away"); Bassett with The Five Sharps and then, with Baskerville, in The Videos [1] ("Trickle, Trickle" - later covered by The Manhattan Transfer). Shep & The Limelites' recording sessions for Hull Records started in August 1960.