Norman greenbaum spirit in the sky lyrics genius lyrics. Norman greenbaum spirit in the sky 1970 music video. It contains his popular hit song, the title track spirit in the sky. Norman greenbaum wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. He was raised in an orthodox jewish household and attended hebrew school at congregation beth israel.
Provided to youtube by universal music group spirit in the sky norman greenbaum spirit in the sky. Wests medicine show and junk band, the eggplant that ate chicago, and other key tracks like canned ham. Youtube norman greenbaum spirit in the sky greg wilson edit duration. Spirit in the sky is a song written and originally recorded by norman greenbaum and released in 1969. Norman greenbaum spirit in the sky 1970 internet archive. Spirit in the sky by norman greenbaum on amazon music. Jul 10, 2012 norman greenbaum 1969 lyrics below remastered, doublelayered with various effects added by myself to the original hit spirit in the sky, this song has never sounded better and its the. I can still be contacted through my contact noman link for business inquiries and fan mail. Wests medicine show and junk band the eggplant that ate chicago, no. Norman greenbaum spirit in the sky high quality audio. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now.
Reprise records st 93177,reprise records 6365 format. Spirit in the sky norman greenbaum evol walks cover youtube. California earthquake and the unreleased the day they sold beer in church. He is a genius with words and has a great power to make listeners want to hear the next cut, just because. Vinyl 7 norman greenbaum spirit in the sky 1969, vinyl discogs. Its also one of the songs most likely to be cited when onehit wonders are discussed, though norman greenbaum did have a few other lowcharting singles, both as a solo singer and a member of dr. Dec 21, 2010 mix spirit in the sky norman greenbaum youtube. Spirit in the sky is the debut album by american singersongwriter norman greenbaum. Norman greenbaum musican facebook please do not send me stuff to autograph. Goldenmusic norman greenbaum spirit in the sky facebook. About spirit in the sky set to be a religiousrock song, jewish norman greenbaum used jesus thinking correctly that it would be more marketable this wayhe was right.
Spirit in the sky the best of norman greenbaum import cd. This classic rock tune had a resurgence in popularity j. Spirit in the sky norman greenbaum song info allmusic. Norman greenbaum spirit in the sky psk remastered youtube. Billboard chart april 18, 1970 where it listed for 15 weeks in the top 100.
The single sold two million copies in 19691970 and reached number three in the u. He is best known for writing and performing the 1969 song spirit in the sky. Norman greenbaum norman greenbaum spirit in the sky. The single sold 2 million copies in 1969 and 1970 and got to number 3 in the u. Some old posters from the inn of the beginning in cotati, ca. Norman greenbaum was much stranger than his big hit spirit in the sky would suggest. Click below to see lists of song titles, hear sound clips or order cds.
Norman greenbaum spirit in the sky rare original footage french tv 1970 duration. Rather than get it on some compilation album i opted to get the full cd. I am only sorry there are not more of normans songs to enjoy. The single sold 2 million copies in 1969 and 1970 and got to number 3 in read more. Norman joel greenbaum born november 20, 1942 is an american singersongwriter. The band currently perform, with a different lineup, as a tribute act to. The best of norman greenbaum varese sarabande, 1995 boston jughead, california dreamer, great lost hippie. Billboard chart, as well as number 1 on the uk, australian and canadian charts in 1970. Norman greenbaum is best known for his song spirit in the sky, which sold two million singles in 1970, then a record no pun intended, for warner brothers.
Check out spirit in the sky by norman greenbaum on amazon music. Wierd tells norms story during those days and his later songs like back home again tell of his life later on. The firstever compilation of norman s career, headlined by spirit in the sky featured in the film apollo , plus his first hit with dr. Norman greenbaum spirit in the sky 1970 embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Thanks for visiting, i hope to have my store operational again in the near future. Home about the music photos links store contact norman privacy statement terms site map going greenbaum fans drool games norman s corner. The firstever compilation of normans career, headlined by spirit in the sky featured in the film apollo , plus his first hit with dr. Norman greenbaum, spirit in the sky, b side milk cow, rs. Spirit in the sky is a song written and originally recorded by norman greenbaum and released in late 1969. Norman greenbaum quotes author of spirit in the sky. Norman greenbaum 1969 lyrics below remastered, doublelayered with various effects added by myself to the original hit spirit in the sky, this song has never sounded better and its the. Norman greenbaum spirit in the sky 1969, vinyl discogs.