Winchester Cathedral (Lawrence Welk album)

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Winchester Cathedral
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Studio album by
Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
Released1966
Genre Easy listening
Label Dot

Winchester Cathedral is an album by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. It was released in 1966 on the Dot label (catalog no. DLP-25774). [1] [2]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on December 31, 1966, reached the No. 12 spot, and remained on that chart for 18 weeks. It was certified as a gold record by the RIAA. [3] [4]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Winchester Cathedral" (vocals by Bob Lido, written by Geoff Stephens) [2:16]
  2. "Born Free" (Black, Barry) [2:24]
  3. "Summer Wind" (Bradtke, Mayer, Mercer) [2:20]
  4. "Family Affair" (Theme From "Family Affair") (Frank De Vol) [1:53]
  5. "Mas Que Nada (Pow-Pow-Pow)" (Ben, Deane) [2:35]

Side 2

  1. "Summer Samba" (M. Valle, N. Gimbel, P. Valle) [2:08]
  2. "Tijuana" (Cates, Douglas) [2:00]
  3. "Cuando" (George Cates) [2:12]
  4. "Copy Cat" (Quincy Jones) [2:00]
  5. "Walking On New Grass" (Ray Pennington) [2:24]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lawrence Welk – Winchester Cathedral". Discogs. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Winchester Cathedral". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 330. ISBN   0823076318.
  4. ↑ "Albums". The Billboard. March 27, 1961. p. 329.
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