Jane Morgan

Vocalist Jane Morgan achieved her signature success through the lone Top Ten single “Fascination,” taken from Billy Wilder’s 1957 picture Love in the Afternoon. Although born Jane Currier in Boston, she grew up in Florida and first gained attention performing in French clubs before returning to the United States, where she worked the nightclub circuit and secured a contract with Kapp during the middle of the decade.

Her initial appearance on the charts occurred near the end of 1956, when she joined Roger Williams for the duet “Two Different Worlds.” The following year she reached the number-seven position with the theme “Fascination,” an adaptation of the traditional French piece “Valse Tzigane.” Two additional tracks, “The Day the Rains Came” and “With Open Arms,” also entered the Top 40 before the close of the 1950s, yet by the start of the next decade Morgan had fallen from the listings. Her final chart entry likewise originated as a motion-picture theme, this time for the 1959 David Miller comedy Happy Anniversary that starred David Niven.

She remained with Kapp through 1962, then reemerged in 1966 on Epic with the album Fresh Flavor. The rock-oriented effort proved only mildly awkward, its cover of “Good Lovin’” serving as a brief, curious highlight.