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"Walk, Don't Run '64" is an updated The Ventures recording that features a guitar style more similar to that of "Misirlou", and is notable for starting with a "fade-in" (as opposed to many songs of the era that ended with a "fade out"). In this version, the lead guitarist and bass player from the original switched roles, with Edwards handling ...
"Walk, Don't Run" (instrumental), a composition written and originally recorded by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith and notably covered by Chet Atkins and The Ventures; Walk Don't Run (Joshua Breakstone album) Walk, Don't Run, from the 1966 film of the same name composed by Quincy Jones; Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2, a 1964 album by The Ventures
Walk, Don't Run (sometimes stylized as Walk – Don't Run) is the debut studio album by American instrumental surf rock band The Ventures, released in 1960 by Dolton Records. It features cover versions of well-known songs as well as original compositions. Much of the album was recorded following the success of the hit single of the same name.
Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 is the 16th studio album by The Ventures, released in 1964. It features " Walk Don't Run '64 ," an updated recording of the Johnny Smith cover; as a single, it would be the second time the band had a Top 10 hit in the U.S. with that same composition.
Walk, Don't Run is the soundtrack to the 1966 film of the same name composed by Quincy Jones.It was orchestrated by Jack Hayes and Leo Shuken. [2] Allmusic's Stephen Cook describes the score as having a "Henry Mancini inspired sound", with "excellent contributions from Toots Thielemans and Harry "Sweets" Edison". [3]
In a novelty achievement, the Ventures were the first act to place two different versions of the same song in the Top 10, those being "Walk, Don't Run" (#2) and "Walk, Don't Run '64" (#8). The Ventures were among the first rock acts able to sell albums based on a style and sound without needing hit singles on the albums.
The Ventures have released over two hundred fifty albums beginning with Walk Don't Run (1960), and over 150 singles. [1] The original US albums and singles are indicated by their catalog numbers and Billboard (BB) and Cashbox (CB) chart peak positions (Note: There were separate Cashbox charts for stereo and mono albums until 1965.)
Walk, Don't Run is a 1966 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Walters (his final theatrical release), and starring Cary Grant (in his final film role), Samantha Eggar, and Jim Hutton. The film is set during the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and is a remake of the 1943 film The More the Merrier .