Western Movies

"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.^[2][3]

"Western Movies"
Single by The Olympics
B-side	"Well!"
Released	June 1958 (1958-06)
Genre	Rhythm and blues[1]
Length	2:22
Label	Demon
Songwriter(s)	Cliff Goldsmith, Fred Sledge Smith
The Olympics singles chronology
"I Can Tell" (1956) "Western Movies" (1958) "(I Wanna) Dance with the Teacher" (1958)

Other versions

• Johnny Worth released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart.^[4]
• 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.^[5]
• Michael Martin Murphey released a version of the song coupled with "Another Cheap Western" on his 1979 album Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys.^[6]
• Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers released a version of the song on their 2000 album The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein.^[7]
• Ray Stevens released a version of the song on his 2012 album Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music.^[8]

References

1. Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 267. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
2. "The Olympics, "Western Movies" Chart Positions". Retrieved September 2, 2018.
3. "CHUM Hit Parade - September 1, 1958".
4. "Johnny Worth, "Western Movies" Single Release". Retrieved September 2, 2018.
5. 17, 2024 "Well (Baby Please Don't Go)". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
6. "Michael Martin Murphey, Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
7. "Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
8. "Ray Stevens, Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music". Discogs. Retrieved September 2, 2018.