ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK
“One Night in Bangkok” is a song from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It was originally rapped by the British actor and singer Murray Head (verses) and sung by the Swedish singer and songwriter Anders Glenmark (choruses). The release topped the charts in many countries, including South Africa, West Germany, Switzerland, and Australia. It peaked at no. 3 in both Canada and the United States in May 1985, and at no. 12 in Head’s native United Kingdom. (More from Wikipedia)
“Superstar”, with lead vocals by Murray Head, was released in late 1969 before the album Jesus Christ Superstar was even completed, much to the chagrin of MCA Records. (Head later recorded the main single from another Tim Rice production, Chess, called “One Night in Bangkok”, which came out in 1975).
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