Twenty-four Hours from …

“Oh, I was only twenty four hours from … 
Ah, only one day away from your arms 
I saw a welcoming light 
And stopped to rest for the night”

The above lines are taken from a Burt Bacharach and Hal David song that achieved chart success in 1963—a top five hit in the UK and a top twenty hit in the US.

Q1. What US city was the singer only twenty-four hours away from?

Q2. Who is the singer, born on 17 February, who achieved the chart success mentioned above?

The answers will be posted later today.