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"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum that was issued as their debut record on 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June and stayed there for six weeks. [10] Without much promotion, it reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [11]
Procol Harum (/ ˈ p r oʊ k əl ˈ h ɑː r əm /) were an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967.Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold more than 10 million copies. [4]
Live at the Union Chapel is the second live album by Procol Harum, released in 2004.. It was the last Procol Harum album to feature Matthew Fisher on organ and the only time Procol Harum recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale" with 3 verses (previous albums and single releases only contained 2 verses).
In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir, by Procol Harum, is a live album released 2009.It was recorded in Ledreborg Castle in Denmark.. This album is also noteworthy because it contains a song that Procol Harum have never released before - "Symphathy [sic] for the Hard of Hearing".
A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum "Politician" by Cream "The Right Time" by Ray Charles "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan/The Band "It Could Happen to You" written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen "That Old Black Magic" written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen "Stella by Starlight" written by Ned Washington and Victor Young
Procol Harum achieved two top 10 entries this year, including their debut single and best-known song "A Whiter Shade of Pale", which spent six weeks at number-one and became one of the defining anthems of the Summer of Love. Nancy Sinatra and her father Frank Sinatra spent two weeks at number-one in April 1967 with their duet "Somethin' Stupid".
Matthew Charles Fisher (born 7 March 1946) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his longtime association with the rock band Procol Harum, which included playing the Hammond organ on the 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", for which he subsequently won a songwriting credit.
Procol Harum is the debut studio album by English rock band Procol Harum.It was released in September 1967 by record label Deram in the US, following their breakthrough and immensely popular single "A Whiter Shade of Pale".