The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde
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| "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" | ||||
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| Single by Georgie Fame | ||||
| B-side | "Beware of the Dog" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 1:59 | |||
| Label | CBS (CBS 3124) | |||
| Writer(s) | Mitch Murray Peter Callander |
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| Producer | Mike Smith | |||
| Georgie Fame singles chronology | ||||
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"The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" is a song recorded by the English R&B singer Georgie Fame. Released as a single, the song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 24 January 1968, remaining for one week.[1] The song reached number seven in America later the same year.
[edit] Song profile
The song was written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander[2]
Fame recorded the song after seeing the (then) controversial release of the now considered classic gangster film Bonnie and Clyde starring Warren Beatty (as Clyde Barrow) and Faye Dunaway (as Bonnie Parker).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Song reached Number One in the UK http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_songs.php?show=2 Retrieved 08/27/07
- ^ Song originally written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander. http://www.sheetmusicwarehouse.co.uk/details.php?ref=5046 Retrieved 08/27/07
- ^ Bonnie & Clyde film also 1967, retrieved 31/08/07
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| Preceded by "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles |
UK number one single 24 January 1968 (One week) |
Succeeded by "Everlasting Love" by Love Affair |
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