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Twilight Time

The Platters

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LIST YEAR

1958

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Genre

PopDoo-wop

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1958

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Twilight Time (Single Version) - The Platters - Apple Music
Read 1958 track listing under The Flying Platters Around the World. The January 1 metadata placeholder is not treated as exact day evidence.

The Magic Touch: An Anthology - The Platters - Qobuz
Read licensed anthology description covering the quintet's 1955-1962 hits including Twilight Time. The anthology is not the original release.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Researched recording background

Twilight Time is part of the Platters' original 1958 single repertoire. The later Magic Touch anthology places it among the vocal quintet's 1955-1962 hit recordings. That anthology is useful for locating the performance in the group's career, but its compilation presentation is kept distinct from the first-release chronology of the single.

Evidence scope: Sourced recording, release or edition context; private songwriting inspiration is not inferred.

Sources for this information

Twilight Time (Single Version) - The Platters - Apple Music
Read 1958 track listing under The Flying Platters Around the World. The January 1 metadata placeholder is not treated as exact day evidence. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

The Magic Touch: An Anthology - The Platters - Qobuz
Read licensed anthology description covering the quintet's 1955-1962 hits including Twilight Time. The anthology is not the original release. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Other appearances and versions

Original 1958 single recording family; exact mastering on the screenshot anthology is not inferred.

Requested recording or edition is represented by this sourced catalog destination. The screenshot is metadata evidence; the supplied audio, exact mix, edit, pressing and master have not been independently verified. Version scope: Original 1958 single recording family; exact mastering on the screenshot anthology is not inferred.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Research-supported screenshot addition; exact user-file audio identity not established.

Broad editorial classification using existing catalog genre keys; not a claim of source-provided track-level genre tags.

Twilight Time (Single Version) - The Platters - Apple Music
Read 1958 track listing under The Flying Platters Around the World. The January 1 metadata placeholder is not treated as exact day evidence.

The Magic Touch: An Anthology - The Platters - Qobuz
Read licensed anthology description covering the quintet's 1955-1962 hits including Twilight Time. The anthology is not the original release.

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