music.wikisort.org - Composition"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" is an instrumental by Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato, from his 1973 album Prelude.[1][2] It is a heavily jazz-funk styled rendition of the introduction from the Richard Strauss composition Also sprach Zarathustra.
For other uses, see Also sprach Zarathustra (disambiguation).
1973 single by Deodato
"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" |
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 Cover art of the Dutch vinyl single |
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B-side | "Spirit of Summer" |
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Released | 1973 [1][2] |
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Recorded | September 12–14, 1972 |
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Studio | Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
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Genre | Jazz-funk |
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Length | 9:00 (Album version) 5:06 (Single version) |
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Label | CTI |
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Songwriter(s) | Richard Strauss |
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Producer(s) | Creed Taylor |
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"Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" (1973) |
"Rhapsody in Blue" (1973) |
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Released as the album's first single in early 1973, his rendition peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 31 March 1973 (behind Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song") and number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It won the 16th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.[3][1][2]
The track has appeared on many compilation and re-issue albums since 1973.[4]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1973) |
Peak position |
Canadian RPM 100 Singles Chart[5] |
3 |
Canadian RPM AC Chart[6] |
22 |
UK Singles Chart[7] |
7 |
US Billboard Easy Listening[8] |
5 |
US Billboard Hot 100[9] |
2 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1973) |
Position |
Canada RPM (magazine)[10] |
42 |
US Billboard Year-End[11] |
90 |
In popular culture
- The track was used in the 1979 film Being There[12] starring Peter Sellers, as his character leaves home for the very first time.
- Retired professional wrestler and pop culture personality Ric Flair used several versions of the opening fanfare as his entrance theme for the majority of his in-ring career.[13]
- In 2001 it was used by the University of South Carolina Gamecocks football team in their entrance onto the field.[citation needed]
Lead musicians
References
- DESOUTEIRO, Arnaldo. 40 Years of Eumir Deodato's iconic "Prelude". Publicado em Jazz Station – Arnaldo DeSouteiro’s Blog (jazz, bossa e Beyond), Los Angeles – Based Jazz Historian, Educator and Record Producer. Voting member of Naras-Grammy, Jazz Journalists Association and Los Angeles Jazz Society. Founder & Ceo of Jazz Station Records (JSR), a division of Jazz Station Marketing & Consulting – Los Angeles, Califórnia – 30 de setembro de 2013. Página visitada em 1º de março de 2014.
- DEODATO, Eumir. About/Introduction/History (link) Archived 2015-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. Publicado no site official de Eumir Deodato. Página visitada em 3 de maio de 2015.
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"GRAMMY Award Results for Eumir Deodato". GRAMMYS. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- "Cti Covers: Eumir Deodato". Dougpayne.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 7, 1973" (PDF).
- "RPM Top AC - March 24, 1973" (PDF).
- "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 77.
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 233.
- "RPM Top 100 Singles of '73 - December 29, 1973" (PDF).
- Billboard Top Songs 1973 Musicoutfitters.com
- "Being There (1979) Soundtrack". IMDB. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Ric Flair – Also Sprach Zarathustra". Classic FM. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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