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Moonlight Feels Right
"Moonlight Feels Right" is the debut single recorded by the American band Starbuck. Written and produced by Bruce Blackman, the song was released in December 1975 but did not chart until April 1976.
On the American Top 40 radio program of August 14, 1976, Casey Kasem reported the group's difficulties in promoting their single. Over the winter they had delivered the record to 400 radio stations, 95 percent of which had told them they would play it, but did not. One of those stations, WERC in Birmingham, Alabama, told them that it sounded like a spring song to them, so they would play it but would wait until spring to do so. Discouraged, the group re-entered the recording studio. However, WERC kept their promise and became the first station to play the song. "Moonlight Feels Right" subsequently became a hit.[citation needed]
The song debuted at number 90 on the U.S. charts the week of April 17, 1976, with a chart run of over five months. Blackman detailed the story of the song in his 2018 book, The Road to Moonlight Feels Right – The story behind one of the most popular songs of the '70s.
Starbuck performed "Moonlight Feels Right" on The Midnight Special television program on July 23, 1976 (season 4, episode 37). The show was hosted by The Spinners. They also performed it on American Bandstand with Dick Clark on August 28, 1976.
"Moonlight Feels Right" was a major American hit, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 the weeks of July 31 and August 7, 1976, number two on the Cash Box chart, and number four on Record World. It is ranked as the 34th biggest US hit of the year. On the Canadian chart, the song reached number three in early August 1976. It is ranked as the 51st biggest Canadian hit of 1976.
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Moonlight Feels Right
"Moonlight Feels Right" is the debut single recorded by the American band Starbuck. Written and produced by Bruce Blackman, the song was released in December 1975 but did not chart until April 1976.
On the American Top 40 radio program of August 14, 1976, Casey Kasem reported the group's difficulties in promoting their single. Over the winter they had delivered the record to 400 radio stations, 95 percent of which had told them they would play it, but did not. One of those stations, WERC in Birmingham, Alabama, told them that it sounded like a spring song to them, so they would play it but would wait until spring to do so. Discouraged, the group re-entered the recording studio. However, WERC kept their promise and became the first station to play the song. "Moonlight Feels Right" subsequently became a hit.[citation needed]
The song debuted at number 90 on the U.S. charts the week of April 17, 1976, with a chart run of over five months. Blackman detailed the story of the song in his 2018 book, The Road to Moonlight Feels Right – The story behind one of the most popular songs of the '70s.
Starbuck performed "Moonlight Feels Right" on The Midnight Special television program on July 23, 1976 (season 4, episode 37). The show was hosted by The Spinners. They also performed it on American Bandstand with Dick Clark on August 28, 1976.
"Moonlight Feels Right" was a major American hit, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 the weeks of July 31 and August 7, 1976, number two on the Cash Box chart, and number four on Record World. It is ranked as the 34th biggest US hit of the year. On the Canadian chart, the song reached number three in early August 1976. It is ranked as the 51st biggest Canadian hit of 1976.