"Guitar Tango" | ||||
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Single by The Shadows | ||||
B-side | "What a Lovely Tune" | |||
Released | 27 July 1962 | |||
Recorded | 23 May and 18 June 1962 [1] | |||
Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
Genre | Instrumental surf | |||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
The Shadows singles chronology | ||||
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"Guitar Tango" is a song originally recorded in French in 1961 as "Guitare-Tango". It was written by Georges Liferman, Norman Maine and Jacques Plaint and there were versions recorded by Dario Moreno, Tino Rossi and Maya Casabianca. However, the song is best known for the instrumental version released the following year by British group the Shadows which peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]
7": Columbia / DB 4870
7": Columbia / C 22 243 (Germany)
7": Columbia / SCMH 5130 (Netherlands)
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 6 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] | 18 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] | 19 |
France [6] | 9 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] | 25 |
India (The Voice, Calcutta) [8] | 1 |
Ireland (Evening Herald) [9] | 3 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] | 5 |
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade) [11] | 5 |
Norway (VG-lista) [12] | 10 |
South Africa [13] | 5 |
Spain (Promusicae) [14] | 15 |
Sweden (Kvällstoppen) [15] | 7 |
UK Singles (OCC) [2] | 4 |
"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns. It was originally recorded by the Top Notes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Brothers in 1962. The song has been covered by several artists, including the Beatles, Salt-N-Pepa, The Astronauts and Chaka Demus & Pliers, who experienced chart success with their versions.
"Lucky Love" is a 1995 song recorded by Swedish group Ace of Base. It is taken from their second album, The Bridge (1995). The song became their fifth worldwide single, and was the first single from the album to be released in Europe; the acoustic version of the song was the second single in the United States and Canada. "Lucky Love" also became the group's first number-one hit in Sweden and it also peaked at number-one in Finland. The single peaked within the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Hungary, Israel, Spain, and Zimbabwe. The song's lyrics describe the feeling of being a teenager in love and never forgetting that feeling.
"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. It reached number No. 5 on the United States Billboard Top 100 Sides pop chart, No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart, and No. 1 in Canada. Cliff Richard and the Shadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962, despite being a B-side. The Beach Boys notably covered the song in 1965 for their album The Beach Boys Today!; retitled "Do You Wanna Dance?", their version reached No. 12 in the United States. A 1972 cover by Bette Midler with the original title restored reached No. 17.
"Do You Love Me" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by the Contours in 1962. Written and produced by Motown Records owner Berry Gordy Jr., it appeared twice on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching numbers three in 1962 and eleven in 1988.
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"Dance On!" is an instrumental by British group the Shadows, released as a single in December 1962. It went to number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. A vocal version, with lyrics by Marcel Stellman, was recorded by British female vocalist Kathy Kirby, whose version reached number 11 on the UK chart in September 1963.
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"Maria Ninguém" is a song written by Carlos Lyra and first released by Brazilian bossa nova singer João Gilberto on his album Chega de Saudade in April 1959. It has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Cliff Richard, who sang a Spanish-language version titled "Maria No Mas".
"I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" is a song by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, released as a single in November 1964 from their album Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and received a silver disc for 250,000 sales.
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