Glamour Boy

This article is about the song. For the film, see Glamour Boy (film). For other uses, see Glamour Boys.
"Glamour Boy"
Cover of the 1973 American single
Single by The Guess Who
from the album #10
B-side"Lie Down"
ReleasedMay 1973
Recorded1973
GenreRock
Length5:27
LabelNimbus 9 Records 0977 (CAN)
RCA Victor 0977 (US)
Songwriter(s)Burton Cummings
Producer(s)Jack Richardson
The Guess Who singles chronology
"Orly"
(1973) 		"Glamour Boy"
(1973) 		"Star Baby"
(1974)

"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...


"Glamour Boy" was featured prominently in the 1998 Don McKellar film Last Night.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Guess Who, "Glamour Boy" Canadian single release Retrieved March 12, 2015
  2. ^ The Guess Who, "Glamour Boy" Canadian Chart Position Archived 2015-02-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 12, 2015
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
  4. ^ "Burton Cummings - Glamour Boy fan request tribute to David Bowie Grand Theatre Kingston Oct 12 2016". youtube.
  5. ^ Internet Movie Database - Last Night (1998) Retrieved May 14, 2019


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