Homburg (song)

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"Homburg"
Regal Zonophone
Songwriter(s)Gary Brooker, Keith Reid (lyrics)
Procol Harum singles chronology
"A Whiter Shade of Pale"
(1967) 		"Homburg"
(1967) 		"Quite Rightly So"
(1968)

"Homburg" is a song by the English

UK Singles Chart,[1] number 15 in Canada, and number 34 in the United States. It went to number one in several countries, including the Netherlands. An Italian cover ("L'ora dell'amore" by I Camaleonti) reached number one in the Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart
on December 16, 1967, and remained there for 10 weeks.

Reid's "Homburg" lyrics contains the same surreal, dream-like imagery and feelings of resignation and futility as in the debut single. The music also features

Cash Box said that it is "a solid, slow-paced ballad with the same haunting quality in the melody and lyrics which made 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' such a big hit."[3]

The title refers to the famous

Bad Homburg in Germany.[4]

The

B-side of the single is "Good Captain Clack", which is from the album Procol Harum
.

Charts

References

  1. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
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  2. ^ Johansen, Claes. Procol Harum. Beyond the Pale. SAF Publishing, London 2000
  3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 14, 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  4. ^ "Als der Homburg die Charts stürmte - Bad Homburg: Procol Harum landete mit heimischem Filzhut einen Hit". Taunus-Zeitung: 15. January 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 22 November 1967". Gosetcharts. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ISBN 0-646-44439-5
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  7. ^ "Procol Harum – Homburg" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Procol Harum – Homburg" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 100123." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ^ "danskehitlister.dk". Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  11. ^ "Procol Harum – Homburg" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Homburg". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Procol Harum".
  14. ISBN 4-87131-088-4
  15. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 27 January 1968. p. 43. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Procol Harum" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  17. ^ "Procol Harum – Homburg" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. ^ "Flavour of New Zealand, 11 August 1967". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  19. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2
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  20. ^ "Procol Harum - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  21. ISBN 3-7808-0182-5
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  22. ^ "PROCOL HARUM | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  23. ^ "Procol Harum Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  24. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending November 18, 1967". Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  25. ^ "AMR Top Singles of 1967". www.top100singles.net.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1967". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1967". www.top40.nl. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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