Alanah Miles - Black Velvet (1989 LP Version) HQ

"Black Velvet" is a song written by Canadian songwriters Christopher Ward and David Tyson and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles. It was released as a single in her native Canada in July 1989 and in December of that year in the US. The song is from her debut self-titled album.
"Black Velvet" became a #1 hit for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1990 and reached #1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart, as well as #10 in her native Canada and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. The power ballad also reached #1 in Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland and was a major success in several other countries.
Myles won the 1991 Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the song and the 1990 Juno Award for Single of the Year.