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Eno - The Lion Sleeps Tonight album flac Performer: Eno
Title: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Style: Art Rock
Released: 1975
Country: UK
MP3 album: 1263 mb
FLAC album: 1684 mb
Rating: 4.2
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Genre: Rock / Pop

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The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube" for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda's original was written in Zulu, while the English version's lyrics were written by George David Weiss. The song was adapted and covered internationally by many pop and folk revival artists in the 1950s and 1960s, including the Weavers, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba, and the Kingston Trio

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh). Written-By – Campbell, Linda. Brian Eno - I'll Come Running (To Tie Your Shoes) 45 single version (1975) 3:33. Brian Eno - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Solomon Linda and The Evening Birds Cover) 2:49. Brian Eno - The Lion Sleeps Tonight 2:33.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight, also known as Wimoweh or Awimbawe, is a a number one hit in the United States adapted in English by the the doo-wop group The Tokens from the song recorded by Solomon Linda with the Evening Bird in 1961.

The success of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" didn't ensure long-term recording security for The Tokens as a singing group. They didn't have a singing/recording contract, but they DID have a producing contract! After "Lion," members of the group had producing success with the Chiffons ("He's So Fine," "One Fine Day," "Sweet Talkin' Guy"), the Happenings ("See You in September," "My Mammy") and Dawn ("Knock Three Times," "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree"). The original version by Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds can be found on the album Crocodiles, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Solomon Linda and The Evening Birds and Others: Mbube Roots-Zulu Choral Music from South Africa, 1930s-1960s. The three surviving daughters of Solomon Linda sued for royalty rights to this song in 1999 and won a settlement in the case six years later.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight is a famous song written by Solomon Linda (original recording with The Evening Birds) and later covered by many others. The original song is taken from 1939, but the best known version, which by The Tokens, comes from 1961. The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Mbube"(Zulu for" lion ") was originally recorded by Solomon Linda and The Evening Birds in 1939

Congratulations (album). The Lion Sleeps Tonight", also known as "Wimoweh", "Wimba Way" or "Awimbawe", is a song written and recorded originally by Solomon Linda with the Evening Birds for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939, under the title "Mbube". Composed in Zulu, it was adapted and covered internationally by many 1950s pop and folk revival artists, including the Weavers, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba and the Kingston Trio.

Продавец: Интернет-магазин Ozon. Адрес: Россия, Москва, Пресненская набережная, 10. ОГРН: 1027739244741

Tracklist

Side A
A The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) 2:47
Side A
B The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) 2:47

Credits

  • Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies
  • Written-By – Campbell*, Linda*

Notes

Canada white label promo with "Promotion Copy Not For Sale" text on both sides. Same stereo version of song on both sides. Not issued in picture sleeve.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
WIP 6233 Eno* The Lion Sleeps Tonight ‎(7", Single) Island Records WIP 6233 UK 1975
ILR-10861 Brian Eno The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) ‎(7", Single) Island Records ILR-10861 Japan 1975
WIP 6233 Eno* The Lion Sleeps Tonight ‎(7", Single, M/Print) Island Records WIP 6233 UK 1975
IS-036 Eno* The Lion Sleeps Tonight ‎(7", Single, Promo) Island Records IS-036 US 1975
WIP 6233 Eno* The Lion Sleeps Tonight ‎(7", Single, Promo) Island Records WIP 6233 UK 1975

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)
Lyrics [New] By – Stanton*, Weiss*, Peretti*, Creatore*Written-By – Campbell*, Linda*
2:47
B1 I'll Come Running (To Tie Your Shoes) 3:35

Credits

  • Producer – Brian Eno, Rhett Davies

Notes

German single with picture, 1975. "I'll Come Running" has the credit added: "With special thanks to Ian McDonald".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: GEMA

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
WIP 6233 Eno* The Lion Sleeps Tonight ‎(7", Single) Island Records WIP 6233 UK 1975
ILR-10861 Brian Eno The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) ‎(7", Single) Island Records ILR-10861 Japan 1975
WIP 6233 Eno* The Lion Sleeps Tonight ‎(7", Single, M/Print) Island Records WIP 6233 UK 1975
IS-036 Eno* The Lion Sleeps Tonight ‎(7", Single, Promo) Island Records IS-036 US 1975
IS036X Eno* The Lion Sleeps Tonight ‎(7", Single, Promo) Island Records IS036X Canada 1975