“Spanish Harlem” is a song recorded by Ben E. King in 1960 for Atco Records. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Leiber credited Stoller with the arrangement in a 1968 interview; similarly, Leiber said in a 2009 radio interview with Leiber and Stoller on the Bob Edwards Weekend talk show that Stoller had written the key instrumental introduction to the record, although he was not
Stoller remarks in the team’s autobiography Hound Dog that he had created this “fill” while doing a piano accompaniment when the song was presented to Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records, with Spector playing guitar and Leiber doing the vocal. “Since then, I’ve never heard the song played without that musical figure.” Wiki
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Sir Cliff Richard is my most favourite version
Craig
Why? May I ask?
Cause he’s my favourite singer of all times
Cheers to your choice which is a rare verThere is definitely a difference between the r&b version and the rock version. I viewed Cliff singing this song with Lennon takes. It was okay but busy.
Ok
A New York love song. Artists have covered Spanish Harlem countless times and it never changes its meaning.
Seems like we love them all.❤️💕❤️💕
I sense harmonious times.
Spanish Harlem is one of the oldies the speak in many cultural languages in the USA and worldwide.
once I had a bad ferry experience in NY. I remember hearing Spanish Harlem while attempting to swim ashore.💦
Sad!😞