“Black Velvet” was an international smash hit, topping the US Hot 100 in spring 1990, reaching #2 in the UK and breaking the top five in nine more European countries.

It was written in 1987 as a tribute to Elvis Presley by Myles' then-boyfriend Christopher Ward while he was on a bus of Elvis fanatics as they rode to Memphis to attend the 10th anniversary of his death.

According to Fred Bronson’s book The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, on the day Myles recorded her vocals, it was a hot & humid day and she was in a basement recording studio with no air conditioning, so she sang it shirtless (in a bikini).

“Black Velvet” was certified Gold in less than two months. It was ranked the #18 song of 1990 by Billboard magazine.

In 2008, Myles re-recorded the song.