#1 for week of March 23rd, 1963.
Ruby & The Romantics were another of those early 1960's one hit wonders that aren't exactly household names in modern times. While I was initially unfamiliar with their big #1 hit, I was familiar with one of their slightly later tunes "When You're Young And In Love". I can't say the latter is one of my favorite songs due to it being an orchestrated soft-pop song, so my expectations weren't high for "Our Day Will Come".
Luckily, their big hit is a far more interesting piece of music no doubt due to its calypso rhythm and R&B feel. Instrumentally the song features some very high pitched organ as some percussive shakers. While the song contains no orchestral instruments, there are some xylophone melodies that show up from time to time that give the song a rather MOR feel. Even with an organ solo section, the song is quite mellow.
Lyrically, the song is, naturally, very romantic and a bit mushy. Then again, I wouldn't expect anything less from a band called "Ruby & The Romantics". It was also a time period where this style of music was very much appreciated on the #1 charts. Of course, romantic ballads are still charting high on the charts, so it's not like the genre went out of fashion.
Does "Our Day Will Come" hold up today? I'd say personally it sounds tailor-made to be in a romantic comedy movie, preferably as its opening credits. But as a standalone piece of music, it doesn't exactly wow me or showcase anything innovative. It's pleasant, yet inessential background music.
Final Verdict - This song isn't exactly a groundbreaking work of art, instead it's more of a nicely crafted romantic pop song. Not exactly the type of music I'd usually gravitate towards but perhaps it's just your style.
Coming Up Next - "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons.
Until Next Time - I'm Dr. "Rock & the Nostalgics".
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