Richie Furay (1978) This Magic Moment

 Another cover this is Richie Furay's take on the classic Drifters' song, it is off his 1978 solo album, Dance a Little Light. This is probably still the highlight though their are some fine songs on the album in a commercial soft rock feel such as the epic closer, Stand Your Guard.  This more AM pop version of the song is also layered with Sherman Brothers' strings adding a little Disney magic to it, however it's the striking keyboard notes during the 'sweeter than wine..' bridge section and the almost ghostly Doo-wop vocals that give this it's own flavour. The element that makes this such as good cover is Furay's impassioned tenor with it's soft rock sensibilities making this cover stand out, almost as good as the original.