Distant Drums (song)
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This article is about the song. For the movie, see Distant Drums.
"Distant Drums" is a song which provided US singer Jim Reeves with his only UK No. 1 hit – albeit posthumously – in the United Kingdom in 1966, some two years after his death in a plane crash on 31 July 1964.[1] The song remained in the UK Singles Chart for 25 weeks. The single also topped the US country chart for four weeks, becoming his most successful posthumous single.[2]
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Quick Facts Single by Roy Orbison, B-side ...
"Distant Drums" | |
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Single by Roy Orbison | |
B-side | "Falling" |
Released | May 1963 |
Recorded | January 4, 1963 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 3:11 |
Label | Monument |
Songwriter(s) | Cindy Walker[1] |
Producer(s) | Fred Foster |
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Quick Facts Single by Jim Reeves, from the album ...
"Distant Drums" | ||||
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Single by Jim Reeves | ||||
from the album Distant Drums | ||||
B-side | "Old Tige" | |||
Released | March 8, 1966 | |||
Recorded | c. 1963 (original) March 1965 and February 1966 (overdubs for commercial release) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Cindy Walker[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Chet Atkins[1] | |||
Jim Reeves singles chronology | ||||
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