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Phil Spector

Spanish Harlem

2006 · via Phil Spector

Phil Spector’s earliest release of “Spanish Harlem” on file came out in 2006. Phil Spector shares the writing credit with Jerry Leiber. The earliest release on file is Ben E. King’s, from 1960. Also recorded by Tom Jones (released 1965), The Mamas & the Papas (released 1966) and The Drifters (released 1985), among 201 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Spector shares the credit on this one with Jerry Leiber, and Ben E. King had it out in 1960, years before everyone from Tom Jones to Aretha lined up for it. Flip over to Spector's own version, which came out in 2006, and hear the writer finally take a turn at his own song.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Phil Spector and Jerry Leiber.

Earliest release on file: Ben E. King, 1960.

Other recordings on file · first release year

201 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Phil Spector co-wrote "Spanish Harlem" with Jerry Leiber. Which singer put it out before Cliff Richard, Tom Jones, or Aretha Franklin ever got hold of it?Ben E. King
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