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"Shambala" is a song written by Daniel Moore and made famous by two near-simultaneous releases in 1973: the better-known but slightly later recording by Three Dog Night, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and a version by B. W. Stevenson. Its title derives from a mythical place-name also spelled Shamballa or Shambhala.
The well-known cover version of this song by the rock band Three Dog Night appeared in 1973 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the top 40 from the beginning of June through the end of August, reaching No. 3 in both the pop singles and adult contemporary categories, No. 1 on the Cashbox charts, and an isolated week at No. 1 on WLS. The song, the first one that the group had specifically cut as a single, rather than as part of an album project, later appeared on Cyan, Three Dog Night's ninth album, and subsequently on numerous anthologies and compilation albums.
In the original recording, writer Daniel Moore pronounces the first syllable of the title ("sham") as it would rhyme with "ham." The Three Dog Night and B.W. Stevenson versions pronounce that syllable to rhyme with "mom."
"Shambala" is a song written by Daniel Moore and made famous by two near-simultaneous releases in 1973: the better-known but slightly later recording by Three Dog Night, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and a version by B. W. Stevenson. Its title derives from a mythical place-name also spelled Shamballa or Shambhala.
The well-known cover version of this song by the rock band Three Dog Night appeared in 1973 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the top 40 from the beginning of June through the end of August, reaching No. 3 in both the pop singles and adult contemporary categories, No. 1 on the Cashbox charts, and an isolated week at No. 1 on WLS. The song, the first one that the group had specifically cut as a single, rather than as part of an album project, later appeared on Cyan, Three Dog Night's ninth album, and subsequently on numerous anthologies and compilation albums.
In the original recording, writer Daniel Moore pronounces the first syllable of the title ("sham") as it would rhyme with "ham." The Three Dog Night and B.W. Stevenson versions pronounce that syllable to rhyme with "mom."
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Go Where You Wanna Go is a 1965 song written by John Phillips. It was originally recorded by the Mamas & the Papas on their LP If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears and given limited release as a single. However, the record was withdrawn, and its A-side was reassigned to California Dreamin. Go Where You Wanna Go later became a hit for the 5th Dimension.
P.F. Sloan played guitar on the song. John Phillips said that he wrote it about Michelle Phillipss affair with Russ Titelman, a songwriter and record producer.")
