Tony Carey "A Fine Fine Day"

Californian musician Tony Carey spent time playing keyboards for hard rock band Rainbow in the '70s before relocating to Germany and pursuing a solo career. Forming a musical partnership with German producer Peter Hauke, he had earned radio play with the song "Why Me" under the name Planet P Project in 1983, as well as some minor hits as a soloist with songs like "I Won't Be Home Tonight."

In 1984, Carey released his second solo album, Some Tough City, on which he played virtually every instrument. Culled as the lead single, the gritty "A Fine, Fine Day" became the singer's first Top 40 hit in the US. With a defiant chorus and wistful melody, the song told a mysterious tale of an aging mobster.

"A Fine, Fine Day" entered the US Top 40 in March, taking root at album rock radio where the song reached the Top Ten, and made a slow, steady march up the mainstream pop chart. It would peak at #22 two months later, becoming Carey's highest charting single.

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