"What a Diff'rence a Day Made" is a popular song originally written in Spanish by María Méndez Grever (María Grever), a Mexican composer, in 1934. Originally, the song was known as Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado ("When I Return To Your Side"). The song is also known in English as "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes".
Aretha's rendition as well as many other can be found on 'Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington' which is a studio tribute album dedicated to the recently deceased singer Dinah Washington whom passed away in December 14, 1963. This album was recorded in less than two months after Dinah's death on February 7th to 10th, 1964. Aretha would later recant, "I first heard Dinah when I was just a kid," she said, "back around the time she made 'Fat Daddy.' I never got to know her personally in those days, though she and my father were good friends.
"The idea of recording a tribute to her grew out of the way I've always felt about her. I didn't try to do the songs the same way she did them, necessarily - just the way they felt best, whether they happened to be similar or different."
The sessions were recorded in New York. A few tunes were cut with strings in order to bring out the essential ballad character of the songs (with the help of Bob Mersey's arranging); most of the tracks, though, were made with the assistance of a small and sympathetic accompanying group for which Mersey supplied minimal written guidance.
What A diff'rence A day makes 24 Little hours
Brought the sun and the flowers
Where there use to be rain
My yesterday was blue, blue dear
Today I'm a part of you dear
My lonely, lonely, loney nights are through dear
Since you said you were mine.
What a diff'rence
What a diff'rence a day makes
There's a rainbow before me.
Skies above they may be stormy
Since that moment of bliss
Oh that thrilling kiss
It's heaven when you, when you
Find romance on the menu
What a diff'rence a day makes
Well I know the diff'rence is you
It's heaven, heaven, heaven, when you
When you find love nad romance on the menu
Oh what a diff'rence, what a diff'rence a day makes
I know in my heart the diff'rence is you
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