| "Glamour Boy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the 1973 American single | ||||
| Single by The Guess Who | ||||
| from the album #10 | ||||
| B-side | "Lie Down" | |||
| Released | May 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:27 | |||
| Label | Nimbus 9 Records 0977 (CAN) RCA Victor 0977 (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Burton Cummings | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
| The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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"Glamour Boy" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who, and was featured on their 1973 album, #10. The song was produced by Jack Richardson.[1]
It was inspired by David Bowie and reached #14 in Canada in 1973.[2] The song was also released in the United States as a single, peaking at #83 on the Cash Box Top 100.[3]
Background
Burton Cummings on "Glamour Boy" in 2016.[4]
One of my all time favourites. It was originally inspired by David Bowie, and now that he's gone I can kinda do it as a tribute to his amazing career. I was very threatened ... I felt very threatened when David Bowie came along, because it all changed. Music took second or third place to the appearance, and then theatrics came into Rock n Roll...
Popular culture
"Glamour Boy" was featured prominently in the 1998 Don McKellar film Last Night.[5]
References
- ↑ The Guess Who, "Glamour Boy" Canadian single release Retrieved March 12, 2015
- ↑ The Guess Who, "Glamour Boy" Canadian Chart Position Archived 2015-02-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 12, 2015
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
- ↑ "Burton Cummings - Glamour Boy fan request tribute to David Bowie Grand Theatre Kingston Oct 12 2016". youtube.
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - Last Night (1998) Retrieved May 14, 2019