Were Cinderella and The Misadventures of Merlin Jones released in the same year?
no
Title: Daughter of Darkness (song)
Passage: "Daughter of Darkness" is a single by Tom Jones released in 1970 from his album, "I Who Have Nothing".  The single was a top ten hit in the UK, peaking at number five.  In the United States and Canada, Jones just missed the top ten with "Daughter of Darkness", peaking at number 13 and number 11, respectively.  The song went to number one in the United States on the "Billboard" Easy Listening chart in June 1970, and was Tom Jones final of three number ones on the chart.
Title: The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Passage: The Misadventures of Merlin Jones is a 1964 Walt Disney production starring Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello.  Kirk plays a college student who experiments with mind-reading and hypnotism, leading to run-ins with a local judge.  Funicello plays his girlfriend (and sings the film's title song written by brothers Robert and Richard Sherman).
Title: Cinderella (2015 Disney film)
Passage: Cinderella is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh, with a screenplay written by Chris Weitz.  The film is based on the eponymous folk tale and inspired in part by Walt Disney's 1950 animated film of the same name.  The film stars Lily James as the titular character with Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, and Helena Bonham Carter.  It is produced by David Barron, Simon Kinberg, and Allison Shearmur for Walt Disney Pictures.
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones Cinderella (2015 Disney film)