Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear information
1967 single by Alan Price Set
"Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear"
Danish picture sleeve
Single by Alan Price Set
B-side
"Tickle Me"
Released
24 February 1967[1]
Genre
Pop, ragtime[2]
Length
1:58
Label
Decca
Songwriter(s)
Randy Newman
Producer(s)
Ivor Raymonde
Alan Price Set singles chronology
"Willow Weep For Me" (1966)
"Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" (1967)
"The House That Jack Built" (1967)
"Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" is a song written by Randy Newman, about a young man of modest means who entertains affluent diners with his dancing bear. A recording by the Alan Price Set reached number four on the UK Singles Chart in April 1967. The success brought Newman to public attention as a songwriter; he recorded the song himself for his 1972 album Sail Away.
^Jones, Peter (25 February 1967). "New singles reviewed by Peter Jones" (PDF). Record Mirror: 9. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^Freeman, Scott (14 November 2017). "Randy Newman talks about "Good Old Boys" and his return to Atlanta's Symphony Hall". Arts Atl. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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