A Swingin' Safari

"A Swingin' Safari"
Single by Bert Kaempfert
from the album A Swingin' Safari
B-side"Black Beauty"
Released1962 (1962)
RecordedDecember 1961 and March 1962[1]
StudioPolydor Studio, Hamburg-Rahlstedt[1]
LabelPolydor, Decca
Songwriter(s)Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert singles chronology
"Wonderland by Night"
(1961)
"A Swingin' Safari"
(1962)
"Afrikaan Beat"
(1962)
A Swingin' Safari
Original album cover
Studio album by
Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra
Recorded1962
LabelPolydor Records
Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra chronology
With a Sound in My Heart
(1962)
A Swingin' Safari
(1962)
That Happy Feeling
(1962)
Singles from A Swingin' Safari
  1. "That Happy Feeling"
    Released: April 3, 1962
  2. "A Swingin' Safari"
    Released: June 22, 1962
Music video
A Swingin' Safari on YouTube
"A Swingin' Safari"
Single by Billy Vaughn
from the album A Swingin' Safari
B-side"Indian Love Call"
ReleasedJune 1962
Recorded1962
GenreInstrumental
Length2:15
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Bert Kaempfert
Producer(s)Randy Wood
Billy Vaughn singles chronology
"Continental Melody"
(1962)
"A Swingin' Safari"
(1962)
"Blue Flame"
(1962)

"A Swingin' Safari" is a 1962 instrumental composed by Bert Kaempfert,[2] using his alias, Bernd Bertie. It was recorded by Kaempfert on Polydor Records and released in the United States on Decca Records. The song features a distinctive main theme played on the piccolo as substitute for the traditional tin whistle, and a trumpet solo by Manfred "Fred" Moch.[3] The prominent bass line is by Ladi Geisler.[4] Kaempfert's recording of the song did not reach the charts, but a near-simultaneous cover by Billy Vaughn reached #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Easy Listening chart.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Bert Kaempfert – Album – A Swingin' Safari".
  2. ^ "A Swingin' Safari – Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra, Bert Kaempfert | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Bert Kaempfert…And the Story of "The Match Game" Song — Press Pros Magazine". 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Bert Kaempfert - Album - A Swingin' Safari".
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 249.

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