Sha La La
{{Short description|1964 single by the Shirelles}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Sha La La
| type = single
| image =
| artist = the Shirelles
| album = Hear & Now
| B-side = His Lips Get in the Way
| released = March 1964
| recorded =
| genre = R&B
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=15}}
| label = Scepter
| writer = Robert Mosely, Robert Taylor
| producer = Luther Dixon, Bob Irwin
| prev_title = Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love with Me
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Thank You Baby
| next_year = 1964
}}
"Sha La La" is a song written by Robert Mosely (whose name is spelled "Moseley" on the record) and Robert Taylor.{{cite web|title=discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Shirelles-Sha-La-La/release/5188532|website=Discogs.com|year=1964 |access-date=May 17, 2021}} The Shirelles released the original version of the song as a single in March 1964 in the US, reaching number 15 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 69 on the U.S. pop chart.{{cite web|title=The Shirelles, "Sha-La-La" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Sha-La-La+by+The+Shirelles&id=44813|website=Musicvf.com|access-date=March 18, 2019}} A cover by the British pop group Manfred Mann would follow that October, being the most notable version of the song, reaching number 3 on the UK singles chart and number 12 on both the U.S. pop chart and the RPM charts in 1965.{{Cite web |title=Sha La La (song by Manfred Mann) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts |url=https://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Sha+La+La+by+Manfred+Mann&id=27224 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Musicvf.com}} Around the same time as the release of Manfred Mann's version, the song was adapted into French by Georges Aber and performed by French pop singer Sylvie Vartan, whose version was released as a single in October 1964 and reached number 14 on the French Belgian chart.{{Cite web |title=Sylvie Vartan - Sha la la - ultratop.be |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/9ad1/Sylvie-Vartan-Sha-la-la |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Ultratop.be}}{{Cite web |title=EP 60 – Site officiel de Sylvie Vartan |url=https://www.sylvie-vartan.com/singles/|website=Sylvie-vartan.com |access-date=2024-06-17 |language=fr-FR}}
Manfred Mann recording
{{Infobox song
| name = Sha La La
| type = single
| image = Label of the Manfred Mann record "She La La.".jpeg
| artist = Manfred Mann
| album = The Five Faces of Manfred Mann (US only)
| B-side = John Hardy
| released = October 9, 1964
| recorded =September 22–23 1964
| genre = Rock
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=30}}
| label = Ascot, His Master's Voice
| writer = Robert Mosley, Robert Taylor
| producer = John Burgess
| prev_title = Do Wah Diddy Diddy
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Come Tomorrow
| next_year = 1965
}}
The most successful version was performed by British pop group Manfred Mann. It reached number 3 on the UK singles chart and number 12 on both the U.S. pop chart and the Canadian chart in 1965.{{cite web|title=Manfred Mann, "Sha La La" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Sha+La+La+by+Manfred+Mann&id=27224|website=Musicvf.com|access-date=March 18, 2019}} It was featured on the US version of their 1965 album The Five Faces of Manfred Mann.{{cite web|title=Manfred Mann, The Five Faces of Manfred Mann|website=Discogs |year=1965 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Manfred-Mann-The-Five-Faces-Of-Manfred-Mann/release/4516372|access-date=March 18, 2019}}
Cash Box described it as "a delightful rock-a-rhythmic beat refitting of the Shirelles' few-seasons-back click."{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=November 14, 1964 |page=8 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1964/CB-1964-11-14.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}
Other notable versions
{{Infobox song
| name = Sha la la
| type = single
| image =
| language = French
| artist = Sylvie Vartan
| album =
| B-side = Il n’a rien retrouvé
| released = October 1964
| recorded = 1964
| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=14}}
| label = RCA Victor
| writer = Robert Mosley, Robert Taylor, Georges Aber
| producer =
| prev_title = Mister Moonlight
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = L'homme en noir
| next_year = 1964
}}
In 1964, the song was adapted into French by Georges Aber and performed by French pop singer Sylvie Vartan, whose version was released as a single in October 1964 and reached number 14 on the Ultratop Wallonia charts (French Belgium).{{Cite web |title=Sylvie Vartan - Sha la la|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/9ad1/Sylvie-Vartan-Sha-la-la |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Ultratop.be}}{{Cite web |title=EP 60 – Site officiel de Sylvie Vartan |url=https://www.sylvie-vartan.com/singles/|website=Sylvie-vartan.com |access-date=2024-06-17 |language=fr-FR}}
References
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