Songs Written by Stanley AdamsTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Stanley Adams (August 14, 1907 – January 27, 1994) was an American lyricist and songwriter. He wrote the English lyrics for the song "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" (song written by the Mexican composer María Grever in 1934) and the English lyrics for "La Cucaracha." Adams was the president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) between 1953 and 1956, and again from 1959 until 1980. == Biography == Born in Manhattan, New York, Adams attended... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Stanley Adams first charted in 1930 with Rollin' Down the River.The artist placed 20 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 10 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: There Are Such Things - #2: Little Old Lady - #3: Dust on the Moon - #4: What a Diff'rence a Day Made - #5: What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
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  Ben Pollack & His Orchestra
1.
1930

Rollin' Down the River
Ben Pollack & His Orchestra

100 pts
18
US










[Perfect 15328]
written by Fats Waller & Stanley Adams greentick
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
2.
1930

Rollin' Down the River
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

167 pts
9
US










[Columbia 2188]
written by Fats Waller & Stanley Adams greentick
3.
1933

Time to Go
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

134 pts
12
US










[Brunswick 6634]
written by Jesse Greer & Stanley Adams greentick
  Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra
4.
1934

#3  Dust on the Moon
Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra

250 pts
4
US










written by Stanley Adams greentick & Ernesto Lecuona
  Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
5.
1934

Spellbound
Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra

85 pts
20
US










[Bluebird 5523]
written by Stanley Adams greentick & Jesse Greer
  Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
6.
1934

Spellbound
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

146 pts
10
US










written by Stanley Adams greentick & Jesse Greer
  The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
What a Diff'rence a Day Made
7.
1934

#4  What a Diff'rence a Day Made
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

227 pts
5
US










written by María Grever & Stanley Adams greentick
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
8.
1935

Seein' Is Believin'
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

146 pts
10
US










[Decca 454]
written by Milton Ager & Stanley Adams greentick
  Louis Armstrong
9.
1936

Lyin' to Myself
Louis Armstrong

146 pts
10
US










written by Hoagy Carmichael & Stanley Adams greentick
  Ella Fitzgerald
10.
1936

Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)
Ella Fitzgerald

95 pts
18
US










with The Chick Webb Orchestra
written by Stanley Adams greentick & Hoagy Carmichael
  Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
11.
1937

Little Old Lady
Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm

172 pts
8
US










written by Hoagy Carmichael & Stanley Adams greentick
  Abe Lyman and His Californians
12.
1937

#2  Little Old Lady
Abe Lyman and His Californians

315 pts
2
US










[Decca 1120]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Stanley Adams greentick
  Ella Fitzgerald
13.
1938

Wacky Dust
Ella Fitzgerald

122 pts
13
US










with The Chick Webb Orchestra
written by Oscar Levant & Stanley Adams greentick
  The Glenn Miller Orchestra
14.
1940

Yesterthoughts
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

116 pts
14
US










[Buebird 10893]
written by Stanley Adams greentick & Victor Herbert
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
15.
11/1942

#1  There Are Such Things
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

415 pts
1
US






2
R&B


vocals by Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
[Victor 27974]
written by Stanley Adams greentick, Abel Baer & George W. Meyer
  Andy Russell
What a Diff'rence a Day Made
16.
10/1944

What a Diff'rence a Day Made
Andy Russell

108 pts
15
US










[Capitol 167]
written by María Grever & Stanley Adams greentick
  Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters
17.
1951

With All My Heart and Soul
Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters

60 pts
28
US










written by Stanley Adams greentick & Larry Stock
  Perry Como
18.
10/1951

With All My Heart and Soul
Perry Como

59 pts
28
US










written by Larry Stock & Stanley Adams greentick
  Dinah Washington
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
19.
05/1959

What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
Dinah Washington

from What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!   What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
131 pts
8
US






4
R&B


hit for the Dorsey Brothers in 1934
[Mercury 71435]
written by María Grever & Stanley Adams greentick
  Esther Phillips
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
20.
07/1975

#5  What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
Esther Phillips

from What a Diff'rence a Day Makes   What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
217 pts
20
US
29
AC


2
dance
10
R&B
6
UK
[Kudu 925]
written by María Grever & Stanley Adams greentick
  Bobby Lewis [country singer]
What a Diff'rence a Day Made
21.
05/1977

What a Diff'rence a Day Made
Bobby Lewis [country singer]

1 pts




81
ctry






[RPA 7622]
written by María Grever & Stanley Adams greentick

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