Western Movies
{{Short description|Single by The Olympics}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Western Movies
| type = single
| artist = The Olympics
| B-side = Well!
| released = {{Start date|1958|6}}
| genre = Rhythm and blues{{cite book|first=Dave|last=Marsh|title=The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5t5DYDniSHEC|date=1989|publisher=Plume|isbn=0-452-26305-0|page=267}}
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=22}}
| label = Demon
| writer = Cliff Goldsmith, Fred Sledge Smith
| prev_title = I Can Tell
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = (I Wanna) Dance with the Teacher
| next_year = 1958
}}
"Western Movies" is a song written by Cliff Goldsmith and Fred Sledge Smith and performed by The Olympics. It reached #7 on the U.S. R&B chart, #8 on the U.S. pop chart, #4 on Canada's CHUM Chart, and #12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1958.{{cite web|title=The Olympics, "Western Movies" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Western+Movies+by+The+Olympics&id=44087|accessdate=September 2, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/58-09-01-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - September 1, 1958}}
Other versions
- Johnny Worth released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart.{{cite web|title=Johnny Worth, "Western Movies" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/wb306|accessdate=September 2, 2018}}
- John Lennon recorded a version of the B-side "Well!" on February 16, 1971, during the recordings of his album Imagine (John Lennon album). It wasn't released until 2018.{{cite web|title=Well (Baby Please Don't Go)|url=https://www.johnlennon.com/news/well-baby-please-dont-go/ }}
- Michael Martin Murphey released a version of the song coupled with "Another Cheap Western" on his 1979 album Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys.{{cite web|title=Michael Martin Murphey, Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys|website=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/peaks-valleys-honky-tonks-alleys-mw0000861787|accessdate=September 2, 2018}}
- Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers released a version of the song on their 2000 album The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein.{{cite web|title=Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein|website=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-songs-of-rodgers-hammerstein-mw0000961325|accessdate=September 2, 2018}}
- Ray Stevens released a version of the song on his 2012 album Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music.{{cite web|title=Ray Stevens, Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music|website=Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/Ray-Stevens-Encyclopedia-Of-Recorded-Comedy-Music/release/12340281|accessdate=September 2, 2018}}
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Category:The Olympics (band) songs
Category:Michael Martin Murphey songs
Category:Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers songs
Category:Songs written by Fred Sledge Smith
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