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"Peter Gunn" is the theme music composed by Henry Mancini for the television show of the same name.[1] The song was the opening track on the original soundtrack album, The Music from Peter Gunn, released in 1959.[2] Mancini won an Emmy Award and two Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Arrangement.[3]

"Peter Gunn"
Single by Henry Mancini
from the album The Music from Peter Gunn
B-side"The Brothers Go to Mother's"
Released1959 (1959)
Recorded1958
StudioRadio Recorders, Los Angeles
GenreInstrumental theme music
Length2:04
LabelRCA Victor
Composer(s)Henry Mancini
Producer(s)Simon Rady
Official audio
"Peter Gunn" (1993 Remastered) on YouTube

Recording and releases


In his 1989 autobiography, Did They Mention the Music?, Mancini states:

The Peter Gunn title theme actually derives more from rock and roll than from jazz. I used guitar and piano in unison, playing what is known in music as an ostinato, which means obstinate. It was sustained throughout the piece, giving it a sinister effect, with some frightened saxophone sounds and some shouting brass. The piece has one chord throughout and a super-simple top line.[3]

Mancini arranged the first single version of the song for trumpeter Ray Anthony in 1959. Recorded for Capitol Records at Radio Recorders[4] and featuring tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson, it reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 on the R&B chart,[5] and number 13 in Canada.[6]

Mancini has recorded several different versions of his theme music including "Señor Peter Gunn" on his 1965 album, The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini, and in a new arrangement for the 1967 movie Gunn...Number One!.[7]

Lyrics were added by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and first recorded in 1965 by Sarah Vaughan in an arrangement by Bill Holman on her album Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook.[8] Mancini also recorded a vocal version titled "Bye Bye" that is on his 1967 soundtrack album Gunn...Number One!.[9]


Other charting versions


In addition to the many different arrangements of the "Peter Gunn" theme recorded by Mancini, the music has also been recorded by numerous other artists. Versions that reached the record charts include:


References


  1. Henry Mancini: Sounds and Scores, Northridge Music, Inc. 1973, 1986
  2. RCA Victor LPM/LSP-1956 liner notes
  3. Did They Mention the Music?, Henry Mancini with Gene Lees, Contemporary Books, 1989, page 236
  4. Young, Clive (27 April 2021). "Al Schmitt, Legendary Engineer, Passes at 91". prosoundnetwork.com. Future Plc. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (1988). "Ray Anthony; Deodato". Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp. 26, 116. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
  6. "CHUM Hit Parade - February 23, 1959".
  7. Dryden, Ken. "Henry Mancini: 'Peter Gunn'  Review/Appears On". AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  8. Liner notes to Mercury Records SR 61009
  9. Liner notes to RCA Victor LPM/LSP-3840
  10. "Duane Eddy – Singles". Official Charts. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  11. Billboard (November 14, 1960). "Hot 100". Billboard. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510.
  12. "RPM Top Singles  July 12, 1986". July 17, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2016 via Library and Archives Canada.
  13. "RPM Top 100 Singles  September 20, 1986" (PDF).
  14. "RPM Top 100 Singles of '86  December 27, 1986" (PDF).
  15. Mason, Stewart. "The B-52s: 'Planet Claire'  Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  16. "Disco Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 11. March 15, 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.



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