Shangri-La (1946 song)
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"Shangri-La" | ||
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Single by The Lettermen | ||
from the album Hurt So Bad | ||
B-side(s) | "When Summer Ends" | |
Released | 1969 | |
Format | 7" single | |
Length | 2:34 | |
Label | Capitol | |
Writer(s) | Matt Malneck, Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell | |
Chart positions | ||
The Lettermen singles chronology | ||
"Hurt So Bad" (1969) |
"Shangri-La" (1969) |
"Traces/Memories Medley" (1969) |
"Shangri-La" is a popular song. It was written by Carl Sigman (lyricist), Matt Malneck, and Robert Maxwell in 1946.
The most popular recorded versions were by The Four Coins in 1957 (which reached #11 on the Billboard charts) and by The Lettermen in 1969. In between the two versions, it was Maxwell's version that charted during 1963.