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The song's lyrics were written by Keith Reid, and its music was composed by Gary Brooker, who also sang.It was featured on the band's 1967 album, Procol Harum. [1] The song is unusual in that the music was written before the lyrics; according to Reid, "99 out of 100 of those Procol Harum songs were written the words first, and then were set to music."
It is the band's best-selling album, certified Gold by the RIAA. [5] The live version of " Conquistador " from this album became a popular hit on both pop and progressive radio in the United States and reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 , and the top 10 in several other countries.
A 2015 remaster by Cherry Red Records expands the album into a 2-CD set. A live version of the track "Conquistador", from the album Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, was released as a single in 1972 and charted to #16 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 after 10 weeks on the chart. [5]
Title [A] Album details Peak chart positions UK [1]CAN [3]US [11]Flyback 4: The Best of Procol Harum: Released: March 1971; Label: Fly Formats: LP, 8-track — — — A Whiter Shade of Pale / A Salty Dog
"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]
Gary Brooker, the frontman for Procol Harum, the long-running band most famous for 1967’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” died Saturday at age 76. The cause of death was cancer. The surviving ...
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).