| "Guitar Tango" | ||||
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| Single by The Shadows | ||||
| B-side | "What a Lovely Tune" | |||
| Released | 27 July 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 23 May and 18 June 1962[1] | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Instrumental surf | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
| The Shadows singles chronology | ||||
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"Guitar Tango" is a song originally recorded in French in 1961 as "Guitare-Tango". It was written by Georges Liferman, Norman Maine and Jacques Plaint and there were versions recorded by Dario Moreno, Tino Rossi and Maya Casabianca. However, the song is best known for the instrumental version released the following year by British group the Shadows which peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
- ^ Koers, Ivo. "Instrumentation On Shadows Recordings II: The Primary Singles" (PDF). malcolmcampbell.me.uk. p. 9. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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