<Ul> <Li> The song was recorded by the Norman Luboff Choir and released on their 1960 album , Songs of the Cowboy . </Li> <Li> Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra released an instrumental version in 1961 , featuring Neil Levang on guitar , which spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , reaching No. 87 . </Li> <Li> Curtis Lance ( Dick Jensen ) and the Uniques recorded an instrumental version in 1961 . </Li> <Li> The Brothers Four recorded a driven , up - tempo version . with edited lyrics and truncated to three stanzas , for their third LP , B.M.O.C. : Best Music On / Off Campus for Columbia Records in 1961 . </Li> <Li> The Sons of the Pioneers included the song on their album Cool Water put out by RCA Records in 1961 under the name `` Riders in the Sky '' . </Li> <Li> A twangy guitar instrumental version by The Ramrods -- featuring the sounds of mooing cattle , bronco cheers , and sound of cracking whips -- was recorded in late 1960 and it made the Billboard Top 30 in 1961 , as well as the UK Top 10 . This was covered by UK band The Scorpions ( not the German rock band ) on the `` Parlophone '' Label . </Li> <Li> The Ventures made a surf rock cover of the song in 1961 . A live performance of the tune , featuring surf rock band The Original Surfaris appeared in the 1962 compilation album titled Surf 's Up ! At Banzai Pipeline . The performance incorporates the riff from the Jørgen Ingmann hit , `` Apache '' . </Li> <Li> Bob James , recording as The Bob James Trio , included it as the last track on his very first album Bold Conceptions released in 1962 . </Li> <Li> The Spotnicks , a Swedish instrumental rock band , covered this song on their 1962 album , The Spotnicks in London , Out - a space . </Li> <Li> Frankie Laine recorded the song on his 1963 album , Wanderlust . </Li> <Li> Frank Ifield recorded the song for his 1963 UK album , Born Free ( Columbia 33SX 1534 ) . </Li> <Li> Dick Dale recorded a surf - rock version for his second album , King of the Surf Guitar , released in 1963 . </Li> <Li> Californian singer Peter Tevis recorded a version with orchestral and choral arrangements by Ennio Morricone for the 1965 album , Un pugno di ... West . </Li> <Li> Baja Marimba Band recorded this song on the album , Watch Out , in 1966 . </Li> <Li> Tom Jones recorded this song opening the album , Green , Green Grass of Home , in 1967 . </Li> <Li> Takeshi Terauchi & Bunnys recorded an instrumental version of this song on their 1967 album , The World Is Waiting For Terry . </Li> <Li> Davie Allan and the Arrows recorded two versions , one on the 1967 Blues ' Theme album ( Tower Records ) and the other on the 2008 Moving Right Along album ( Spinout Records ) . </Li> <Li> Jimmy Wakely , a cowboy singer , recorded the song on Shasta Records . </Li> <Li> Burl Ives made a second version of this song for his 1969 album Got the World by the Tail . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> The song was recorded by the Norman Luboff Choir and released on their 1960 album , Songs of the Cowboy . </Li> <Li> Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra released an instrumental version in 1961 , featuring Neil Levang on guitar , which spent 3 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , reaching No. 87 . </Li> <Li> Curtis Lance ( Dick Jensen ) and the Uniques recorded an instrumental version in 1961 . </Li> <Li> The Brothers Four recorded a driven , up - tempo version . with edited lyrics and truncated to three stanzas , for their third LP , B.M.O.C. : Best Music On / Off Campus for Columbia Records in 1961 . </Li> <Li> The Sons of the Pioneers included the song on their album Cool Water put out by RCA Records in 1961 under the name `` Riders in the Sky '' . </Li> <Li> A twangy guitar instrumental version by The Ramrods -- featuring the sounds of mooing cattle , bronco cheers , and sound of cracking whips -- was recorded in late 1960 and it made the Billboard Top 30 in 1961 , as well as the UK Top 10 . This was covered by UK band The Scorpions ( not the German rock band ) on the `` Parlophone '' Label . </Li> <Li> The Ventures made a surf rock cover of the song in 1961 . A live performance of the tune , featuring surf rock band The Original Surfaris appeared in the 1962 compilation album titled Surf 's Up ! At Banzai Pipeline . The performance incorporates the riff from the Jørgen Ingmann hit , `` Apache '' . </Li> <Li> Bob James , recording as The Bob James Trio , included it as the last track on his very first album Bold Conceptions released in 1962 . </Li> <Li> The Spotnicks , a Swedish instrumental rock band , covered this song on their 1962 album , The Spotnicks in London , Out - a space . </Li> <Li> Frankie Laine recorded the song on his 1963 album , Wanderlust . </Li> <Li> Frank Ifield recorded the song for his 1963 UK album , Born Free ( Columbia 33SX 1534 ) . </Li> <Li> Dick Dale recorded a surf - rock version for his second album , King of the Surf Guitar , released in 1963 . </Li> <Li> Californian singer Peter Tevis recorded a version with orchestral and choral arrangements by Ennio Morricone for the 1965 album , Un pugno di ... West . </Li> <Li> Baja Marimba Band recorded this song on the album , Watch Out , in 1966 . </Li> <Li> Tom Jones recorded this song opening the album , Green , Green Grass of Home , in 1967 . </Li> <Li> Takeshi Terauchi & Bunnys recorded an instrumental version of this song on their 1967 album , The World Is Waiting For Terry . </Li> <Li> Davie Allan and the Arrows recorded two versions , one on the 1967 Blues ' Theme album ( Tower Records ) and the other on the 2008 Moving Right Along album ( Spinout Records ) . </Li> <Li> Jimmy Wakely , a cowboy singer , recorded the song on Shasta Records . </Li> <Li> Burl Ives made a second version of this song for his 1969 album Got the World by the Tail . </Li> </Ul>
when did frankie laine record ghost riders in the sky
when did frankie laine record ghost riders in the sky
1963
1963