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<p>Thank you MLP for the great sax playing!</p><p><br></p><p>"Our Day Will Come" is a popular song composed by Mort Garson with lyrics by Bob Hilliard. It was recorded by American R&amp;B group Ruby &amp; the Romantics in early December 1962, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Ruby &amp; the Romantics' original version</p><p><br></p><p>The song's composers were hoping to place "Our Day Will Come" with an established easy listening act and only agreed to let the new R&amp;B group Ruby &amp; the Romantics record the song after Kapp Records' A&amp;R director Al Stanton promised that, if the Ruby &amp; the Romantics' single failed, Kapp would record the song with Jack Jones.</p><p><br></p><p>Stanton cut two versions of "Our Day Will Come" with Ruby &amp; the Romantics, one with a mid-tempo arrangement and the other in a bossa nova style; the latter version, featuring a Hammond organ solo, was selected for release as a single in December 1962 and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of March 23, 1963.</p><p><br></p><p>"Our Day Will Come" also charted at number 11 in Australia and at number 38 the United Kingdom. The personnel on the original recording were: Leroy Glover on organ; Vinnie Bell, Al Gorgoni and Kenny Burrell on guitars; Russ Savakus on bass; Gary Chester on drums; and George Devens on percussion.</p>