A Swingin' Safari
| "A Swingin' Safari" | ||||
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| Single by Bert Kaempfert | ||||
| from the album A Swingin' Safari | ||||
| B-side | "Black Beauty" | |||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | December 1961 and March 1962 | |||
| Studio | Polydor Studio, Hamburg-Rahlstedt | |||
| Label | Polydor, Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bert Kaempfert | |||
| Bert Kaempfert singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| A Swingin' Safari on YouTube | ||||
| A Swingin' Safari | ||||
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Original album cover | ||||
| Studio album by Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra | ||||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Label | Polydor Records | |||
| Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Singles from A Swingin' Safari | ||||
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| "A Swingin' Safari" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Vaughn | ||||
| from the album A Swingin' Safari | ||||
| B-side | "Indian Love Call" | |||
| Released | June 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bert Kaempfert | |||
| Producer(s) | Randy Wood | |||
| Billy Vaughn singles chronology | ||||
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"A Swingin' Safari" is a 1962 instrumental composed by Bert Kaempfert. 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. The prominent bass line is by Ladi Geisler. 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.