"Scarlett O'Hara" (also spelt "Scarlet O'Hara") is an

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Jerry Lordan Jeremiah Patrick Lordan (30 April 1934 – 24 July 1995) was an English songwriter, composer and singer. He had three hit singles on the UK Singles Chart before focusing purely on songwriting. Amongst his songwriting credits were the cha ...

, first released as a single in April 1963 by

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and

Tony Meehan Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan (2 March 1943 – 28 November 2005) was a founder member of the British group the Drifters with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which evolved into the Shadows. He played drums on early Cliff Richard and ...

. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

Recording and release

"Scarlett O'Hara", named after the fictional character from the novel ''

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * Gone with the Wind (novel), ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind ...

'', was recorded at Decca Studios in March 1963. The recording did not actually feature

; instead

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plays the lead guitar. It was released as a single with the B-side "(Doing The) Hully Gully", written by Meehan and John Rodgers, featured in the film '' Just for Fun''.

Track listing

7": Decca / F 11644 # "Scarlet O'Hara" – 2:18 # "(Doing The) Hully Gully" – 1:50

Personnel

– drums *

– electric lead bass guitar *

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– electric bass guitar * Glenn and Chris Hughes – brass There is also acoustic rhythm guitar, strings and backing vocals by unknown musicians

Charts

Lawrence Welk version

American musician and bandleader

Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' from 1951 to 1982. The program was known for its light and family-friendly style, and the ...

released a cover of the song as a single in May 1963 which peaked at number 89 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Scarlett O'Hara" was the lead song of an album by the same name released by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra in 1963, which spent 27 weeks on ''Billboard''s chart of Top LPs, peaking at No. 33.Billboard 200 – Chart of October 12, 1963
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Track listing

7": Dot / 45-16488 # "Scarlet O'Hara" – 2:03 # "Breakwater" – 2:15 7": Dot / D 336 (Denmark) # "Scarlet O'Hara" – 2:03 # "

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" – 2:20

Charts

Other versions

* In May 1963, American musician

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also released a version of the tune. It peaked at number 112 on the ''Billboard''

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References

{{Reflist 1963 singles 1963 songs Decca Records singles Dot Records singles Rock instrumentals Songs written by Jerry Lordan 1960s instrumentals Works based on Gone with the Wind