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"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the debut single by the English rock band Procol Harum, released 12 May 1967. The record reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967, and stayed there for six weeks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EveryHit.com )〕 Without much promotion, it reached No. 5 on the US charts.〔Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books〕 One of the counterculture anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, it is one of fewer than 30 singles to have sold over 10 million copies worldwide.〔("Procul Harum signer Gary Brooker wins A Whiter Shade of Pale royalty court battle" ). The Mirror. Retrieved 30 October 2012〕〔("Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher wins share of A Whiter Shade of Pale royalties" ). The Telegraph.〕 With its Bach-derived instrumental melody, soulful vocals, and unusual lyrics, written by the song's co-authors Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, and organist Matthew Fisher, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached No. 1 in several countries when released in 1967. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic. , it was the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the United Kingdom, and the UK performing rights group Phonographic Performance Limited in 2004 recognised it as the most-played record by British broadcasting of the past 70 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Procol Harum Shades Rivals in UK Survey )〕 Also in 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' placed "A Whiter Shade of Pale" No. 57 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1977, the song was named joint winner (along with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody") of the Best British Pop Single 1952–1977 at the Brit Awards.〔(The BRITs 1977" ). Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2012〕 In 1998 the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.〔(Grammy Hall of Fame Award ) ''Grammy.org'' Retrieved 30 October 2012〕 More than 1000 recorded cover versions by other artists are known.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cover versions of Procol Harum songsA Whiter Shade of Pale as played by other musicians )〕 The song has been included in many music compilations over the decades and has also been used in the soundtracks of numerous films, including ''The Big Chill'', ''Purple Haze'', ''Breaking the Waves'', ''The Boat That Rocked'', ''Oblivion'', and in Martin Scorsese's segment of ''New York Stories''. Cover versions of the song have also been featured in many films, for example by King Curtis in ''Withnail and I'' and by Annie Lennox in ''The Net''. The original writing credits were for Brooker and Reid only. On 30 July 2009, Matthew Fisher won co-writing credit for adding the organ parts to the original music in a unanimous ruling from the Law Lords. ==Recording and personnel== The song was performed and recorded at Olympic Studios in London, England, with Gary Brooker providing the vocals and piano, Matthew Fisher on a Hammond M-102 organ, David Knights on bass and Ray Royer on guitar. Drums were by session drummer Bill Eyden. A few days later, the song was re-recorded with the band's then newly recruited drummer Bobby Harrison, but that version was discarded and one of the original mono recordings was chosen for release. Producer for the record was Denny Cordell and Keith Grant was the sound engineer.〔"(Procol Harum Beyond The Pale )" by Claes Johansen, pp. 68, 86, SAF Publishing, London, 2000.〕 The song was included on the original U.S. release of the ''Procol Harum'' album, but not on the UK version. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Whiter Shade of Pale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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