<Tr> <Td> "A Forever Kind of Love" (1962) </Td> <Td> "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Charms" (1963) </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" is a song written by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, and Marilyn Garrett . It became a popular hit in 1962 for Bobby Vee . The song has had several cover versions over the years . </P> <P> The song was first recorded by American pop music singer Bobby Vee . Released as a single in late 1962, it spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number 3, while reaching number 2 on Billboard's Middle - Road Singles chart, and number 8 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart . It also spent 12 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching number 3 on March 6, 1963 . The song was included on his 1963 Liberty Records album, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1962--63) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia - Music Maker </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand - Lever Hit Parade </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Middle - Road Singles </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Hot R&B Singles </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cashbox Top 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Record Retailer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1963) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 78 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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