" 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, #4 on Canada's CHUM Chart, and #12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1958.
Other versions
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Les Vandyke released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart.
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John Lennon recorded a version of the B-side "Well!" on February 16, 1971, during the recordings of his album Imagine (John Lennon album). It wasn't released until 2018.
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Michael Martin Murphey released a version of the song coupled with "Another Cheap Western" on his 1979 album Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys.
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Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers released a version of the song on their 2000 album The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein.
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Ray Stevens released a version of the song on his 2012 album Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music.
