Singapore Cowboy

"Singapore Cowboy"
Song
A-side "Singapore Cowboy"
Written Matthew L.K. Tan - Bristow, Hopper
Released 1978
Format 45 RPM single
Label EMI
Producer(s) Reggie Verghese

"Singapore Cowboy" was a hit for Singapore country band Matthew and the Mandarins in 1978.

Background

Following Matthew Tan's move to Nashville, Tennessee in 1975, he composed "Singapore Cowboy" there. He returned to Singapore in 1977.[1] Now home, Tan recorded the song.[2]

Years later, in 2004, Tan received an Asia-Pacific Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival for the song which had sold in excess of 30,000 copies.[3]

The song is included on the various artists compilation Recollecting Singapore 60's which was released on EMI. Their other hit "Let's Put The Sing In Singapore" also appears on the comp.[4]

References

  1. ↑ SPIN, June 1987 - Page 12 Even Singapore Cowboys Get the Blues -Mark Jenkins
  2. ↑ Emcee Richard Style - Bedok Kaleidoscope - Silver Arts Festival 2017
  3. ↑ The Straits Times, Nov 15, 2014 - Singer Matthew Tan will receive a lifetime achievement award for the 1978 country hit song - Phoebe Low
  4. ↑ Discogs - Various – Recollecting Singapore 60's
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