Grazing in the Grass
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| Single by Hugh Masekela from the album The Promise of a Future |
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| Released | May 1968 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Length | 2:38 | ||||
| Label | Uni 55066 |
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| Writer(s) | Philemon Hou, Harry Elston | ||||
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| Single by The Friends of Distinction from the album Grazin' |
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| Released | 1969 | |
| Label | RCA Victor | |
| Writer(s) | Philemon Hou, Harry Elston | |
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| Single by Raven-Symoné from the album The Lion King 1½ and This Is My Time |
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| Released | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | R&B/Pop/Soul | ||||
| Length | 3:08 | ||||
| Label | Hollywood | ||||
| Writer(s) | Philemon Hou, Harry Elston | ||||
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"Grazing in the Grass" is an instrumental composed by Philemon Hou and first recorded by the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. It is recognizable by its prominent cowbell part. Released in the United States as a single in 1968, it became one of the few instrumentals to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The Friends of Distinction recorded a vocal cover version of the tune in 1969 which was also a Top Ten pop and R&B hit. "Grazing in the Grass" has been recorded by many other musicians, including Chet Atkins, Boney James, Willie Mitchell, The Monitors, Meco, cc: DIVA. In 2004 it was covered by Raven-Symoné; her version was a chart-topping hit on Radio Disney but never received a general commercial release as a single for airplay in other venues. The video for her version features her and some people dancing with scenes from The Lion King 1½ interspersed.
"Grazing in the Grass" was sampled by the hip hop duo Nice & Smooth on the track "One, Two and One More Makes Three" from their album Ain't a Damn Thing Changed.
[edit] Appearances in other media
- In the soundtrack of the 2006 feature film The Last King of Scotland.
- In the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, it can be heard during the pool party scene.
- In the 1988 film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, in a scene featuring Isaac Hayes singing along off-key for comical reasons.
- Raven-Symoné's recording was used in The Lion King 1½.
| Preceded by "This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Hugh Masekela version) July 20, 1968 - July 27, 1968 |
Succeeded by "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors |
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