Harbor Lights

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"Harbor Lights" is a popular 1950s rhythm and blues ballad best known for The Platters’ hit recording, which became one of their signature songs.

All labels observed (2)

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Harbor Lights canonical 4
Harbor Lights (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rhythm and blues ballad ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith doo-wop era ⓘ
bestKnownVersion The Platters recording of Harbor Lights ⓘ
composer Hugh Williams ⓘ
coveredBy numerous artists ⓘ
decadeOfGreatestPopularity 1950s ⓘ
era pre-rock and roll era ⓘ
genre pop ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
hasLyricsMentioning harbor lights guiding ships ⓘ
hope for reunion ⓘ
lover’s departure ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf The Platters ⓘ
isStandardIn traditional pop repertoire ⓘ
vocal group repertoire ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Jimmy Kennedy ⓘ
notableFor enduring popularity across decades ⓘ
romantic maritime imagery ⓘ
smooth vocal harmonies ⓘ
notableRecordingBy Bing Crosby ⓘ
Guy Lombardo ⓘ
Ray Anthony ⓘ
Sammy Kaye ⓘ
The Platters ⓘ
publicationYear 1937 ⓘ
setting harbor at night ⓘ
style slow ballad ⓘ
theme nostalgia ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ
separation ⓘ
vocalStyle close-harmony group vocals ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Platters → notableWork → Harbor Lights ⓘ
A Night on the Town → followedBy → Harbor Lights ⓘ
Harbor Lights → hasTrack → Harbor Lights (song) ⓘ
linked to: Harbor Lights
Buck Ram → notableWork → Harbor Lights ⓘ
Herb Reed → notableWork → Harbor Lights ⓘ