In the style originally performed by Acker Bilk
Number 1 Billboard Hot 100 Hit for Mr. Acker Bilk for the week of May 26, 1962
Number 1 Billboard Easy Listening Hit for Mr. Acker Bilk for the weeks of April 21, 1962 through June 2, 1962
Stranger on the Shore lyrics available from Google Lyrics and AZ Lyrics
Original song version from 1961
This short excerpt is in MP3 format running at 128 Kb per second.
The version on the CD album runs at 1,411 Kb per second.
The full CD audio file format size is 27,909 KB and runs for 2 minutes and 42 seconds.
Old songs are as much memories as anything else. I can't play or even hear this song without thinking of my dad - it was one of his favorites. I can remember slugging quarters (five songs for a quarter back then) in the Jukebox to hear "Mr." Acker Bilk and his clarinet.
I tried this song originally with a piano, like I try almost everything, but it lost all the magic. The "clarinet" you hear is all synthesizer with a LOT of pitch bending and envelope shaping to get his sweet smooth flowing clarinet sound.
Reeves
Stranger on the Shore was created using 1 Acoustic Grand Piano, 1 Rhodes Piano, 1 Steel Strung Acoustic Guitar, 1 Acoustic Bass, 3 String Ensembles 1 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, and 1 Cello), 1 Orchestral Harp, 1 Clarinet, 2 Pan Flutes, 1 Acoustic Bass Drum, 1 High Floor Tom, 1 Low Tom, 1 Low‑Mid Tom, 1 Pedal Hi‑Hat Cymbals, 1 Crash Cymbal 1, and 1 Ride Cymbal 1.
Songwriters
Stranger on the Shore by Acker Bilk
Song released about October 1961
Recording Producer
Recording Performers
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