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A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum

Biographie de l'artiste pour Procol Harum

Procol Harum Est Un Groupe Britannique Formé En 1967 Il Connait Un Succès Fracassant Avec Le Titre A Whiter Shade Of Pale Classé N 1 Au Royaume-Uni Et N 5 Aux États-Unis. La Pochette Du Disque Leur Donne De Faux Airs De Beatles Marketing Oblige. A Whiter Shade Of Pale A Été Repris Par Annie Lennox En 1995 Dans Son Album Medusa. Classé Dans La Catégorie Rock Progressif Procol Harum Est Porté Par Le Chanteur/pianiste Gary Brooker Son Fondateur Et Le Parolier Keith Reid. La Formation Initiale Comprenait Également Robin Trower À La Guitare Matthew Fisher À L'orgue B.J. Wilson À La Batterie Et Dave Knights À La Basse. Handicapé Par De Fréquents Changements De Musiciens Le Groupe Est Dissous En 1977 Puis Opère Son Retour En 1991.

Frogtoon Musique - Informations sur la chanson: A Whiter Shade of Pale

"A Whiter Shade Of Pale" Was The Debut Single By The British Rock Band Procol Harum. With Its Bach-Derived Instrumental Melody Soulful Vocals And Unusual Lyrics – By The Song's Co-Authors Gary Brooker Keith Reid And Matthew Fisher – "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" Reached No. 1 In Several Countries When Released In 1967. In The Years Since It Has Become An Enduring Classic. It Was The Most Played Song In The Last 75 Years In Public Places In The UK As Of 2009 And The United Kingdom Performing Rights Group Phonographic Performance Limited In 2004 Recognised It As The Most-Played Record By British Broadcasting Of The Past 70 Years. Also In 2004 Rolling Stone Placed "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" 57th On Its List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. The Track A Whiter Shade Of Pale Was Released On 12 May 1967 UK Deram Records . It Entered The UK Charts On 25 May 1967. In Two Weeks It Had Reached Number One Where It Stayed For Six Weeks. All In All It Stayed 15 Weeks On The UK Chart. A May 1972 Re-Release On Fly Records Stayed In The UK Charts For A Total Of 12 Weeks And Reached Number 13 As Highest. In The US It Reached #5 And Sold Over 1 000 000 Copies.
A Live Version Of The Track Can Be Heard Here A Whiter Shade Of Pale Live Chart Positions # 1 UK # 1 Germany # 1 Ireland # 1 Australia # 1 World # 3 Norway VG-Lista # 5 USA Hot 100

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