"Sha La La" | ||||
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Single by Manfred Mann | ||||
from the album The Five Faces of Manfred Mann | ||||
B-side | "John Hardy" | |||
Released | 9 October 1964 | |||
Recorded | 22–23 September 1964 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Ascot, His Master's Voice | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robert Mosley, Robert Taylor | |||
Producer(s) | John Burgess | |||
Manfred Mann singles chronology | ||||
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"Sha La La" is a song written by Robert Mosely (whose name is spelled "Moseley" on the record) and Robert Taylor.[1] The Shirelles released the original version of the song as a single in 1964 which reached #15 on the U.S. R&B chart and #69 on the U.S. pop chart.[2]
The most successful version was performed by British pop group Manfred Mann. It reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart and #12 on both the U.S. pop chart and the Canadian chart in 1965.[3] It was featured on the US version of their 1965 album The Five Faces of Manfred Mann.[4]
Cash Box described it as "a delightful rock-a-rhythmic beat refitting of the Shirelles' few-seasons-back click."[5]