A Fine, Fine Day Explained

A Fine, Fine Day
Type:single
Artist:Tony Carey
Album:Some Tough City
B-Side:Say It's All Over
Released:1984
Recorded:West Germany
Genre:Rock
Length:4:24
Label:MCA
Producer:Peter Hauke[1]
Prev Title:West Coast Summer Nights
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:The First Day of Summer
Next Year:1984

"A Fine, Fine Day" is a single released by American singer and keyboardist Tony Carey. It is the opening track on his 1984 album, Some Tough City.

The song, written by Carey, spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #22.[2] The music video was directed by Storm Thorgerson.[3]

It is Carey's highest charting single and one of two to make the top-40, with the other being "The First Day of Summer."[4] It also peaked at #1 on the Top Tracks chart.

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews. Jim Angell of the Tri City Herald said, "there's no doubt A Fine, Fine Day...is a fine, fine song," while the Chicago Tribune called it a "powerful hit."[5] [6] Saw Tek Meng of the New Straits Times called it "a fine opener [to ''Some Tough City'']."[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.45cat.com/record/mca52343 "A Fine, Fine Day" at 45cat
  2. Billboard.com
  3. Web site: 2023-08-28 . aor-interview-tony-carey .
  4. http://allmusic.com/artist/tony-carey-p16296/charts-awards/billboard-singles AllMusic.com
  5. https://archive.today/20120729032229/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/637902502.html?dids=637902502:637902502&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+10,+1984&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=POP&pqatl=google Chicago Tribune
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lHguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1oUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2393,3786659&dq=a-fine-fine-day&hl=en Tri City Herald
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_aNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6o8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6526,1419285&dq=a-fine-fine-day&hl=en New Straits Times