The War Lord (instrumental)
"The War Lord" is an instrumental tune written by Jerome Moross.[1] It was the theme from Franklin J. Schaffner's 1965 film The War Lord, starring Charlton Heston and Richard Boone.
"The War Lord" | ||||
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Single by The Shadows | ||||
A-side | "The War Lord" | |||
B-side | "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur (John Rostill)" | |||
Released | 19 November 1965 | |||
Genre | Instrumental | |||
Label | Columbia 45-DB 7769 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jerome Moross | |||
The Shadows singles chronology | ||||
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The tune was recorded by the British group The Shadows and released as a single on 19 November 1965, with "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur" (John Rostill) as the B-side. It spent 9 weeks in the UK Top 40 pop chart reaching #18 and holding that position for two weeks over the 1965/66 Christmas/New Year period.
It also appeared as B-side Track 1 on the EP "Those Talented Shadows" (EP-SEG 8500) released in September 1966.
Personnel
- Hank Marvin - Lead Guitar
- Bruce Welch - Rhythm Guitar
- John Rostill - Bass Guitar
- Brian Bennett - Percussion
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References
- The Story of the Shadows by Mike Read. 1983. Elm Tree books. ISBN 0-241-10861-6
External links
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