Does anyone have any idea which compilation of Karl Denver's work has his original version of Wimoweh on it?
This stunning version was released about 1962 and has virtually no lyrics - just 'Wimoweh' and featured vocal sounds only plus superb guitar and arrangement.
On a more recently released collection of his another version was included which must have been latterly released and was simply an ordinary song, having none of the amazing dynamism of the original.
As you can guess, I really love this piece of music - can anyone help me get hold of the original on vinyl or cd (preferably both!)! Amazon does not indicate which version is on which album.
2007-03-01 03:49:19 · 7 answers · asked by Roger M 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
This track was released in Feb 1962 reaching no 6 in the charts .The song was on the Decca label ,this original version was on the Decca story a 4 LP set which i bought many years ago ,I will search it out and get you the catalogue number ,I will be in touch later this evening if thats ok for you .cheers
2007-03-01 04:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by not a mused 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karl Denver Wimoweh
2016-10-04 04:32:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wimoweh was originally brought out by a group called the Tokens
in the 1960,s it is called The Lion Sleeps Tonight, wimoweh is part of the lyrics of the song,later the song was revamped brought out with just the singing of Wimoweh in it no vocals
2007-03-04 01:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by Sunny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Karl Denver song "Wimoweh" was actually a cover version of the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens I believe it was.
However, I thought Karl's version was far better and it deserved to be the hit song it was. I saw him sing it "live" many times.
I hope you are successful in finding this "rare" song - but I am sure one of the peer-to-peer sites (like Limewire) may provide a version for you.
2007-03-03 08:50:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
karl denver released wimoweh in 1962 on decca f 11420 on 45 rpm in 1961 the lp wimoweh was released on ace of clubs acl1098
the cd (the best of karl denver) platcdv580 features wimoweh
the cd karl denver(wimoweh) is hallmark 300662
cds can be found on ebay amazon or esprite .com also lok at karl denver site good luck
2007-03-01 05:25:55 · answer #5 · answered by brian d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-20 01:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Lion Sleeps Tonight.. also known as "Mbube" (Zulu for "lion") was first recorded by its writer, Solomon Linda in the 1930"s and has been successful for several artists since..the Tokens, had a hit with it in 1961 and Creedance Clearwater Revival , had it in the 70's , Sir Elton did Lion King.. So its hard to say exactly who and when..
2016-03-18 03:35:45 · answer #7 · answered by Sylvia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋