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"Western Movies" is a song written by Cliff Goldsmith and Fred Sledge Smith and performed by The Olympics. It reached #7 on the U.S. R&B chart, #8 on the U.S. pop chart, and #12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1958.[1]

"Western Movies"
Single by The Olympics
B-side	"Well!"
Released	June 1958 (1958-06)
Genre	Doo-wop
Length	2:22
Label	Demon
Songwriter(s)	Cliff Goldsmith, Fred Sledge Smith
The Olympics singles chronology
"I Can Tell" (1956) "Western Movies" (1958) "(I Wanna) Dance with the Teacher" (1958)

Other versions

• Johnny Worth released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart.[2]
• Michael Martin Murphey released a version of the song coupled with "Another Cheap Western" on his 1979 album Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys.[3]
• Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers released a version of the song on their 2000 album The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein.[4]
• Ray Stevens released a version of the song on his 2012 album Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music.[5]

References

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