A Whiter Shade of Pale

~ Recording by Annie Lennox

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusaAnnie LennoxAlbum
  • JP1995-03-08
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)BVCP-796
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusaAnnie LennoxAlbum
  • US1995-03-14
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment)74321-25717-2
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusaAnnie LennoxAlbum
  • CA1995-03-14
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321-25717-2
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusa (SONOPRESS K)Annie LennoxAlbum
  • XE1995-03-14
  • FR1995-03-14
  • DE1995-03-14
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321257172
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxHenry Maske: Power & Glory, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1995-10-06
9548-33896-2
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusa / Live in Central ParkAnnie LennoxAlbum + Live
  • XE1995-10
  • GB1995-12-06
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321 33163 2, 74321331632
1.16A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxDonnamour, volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation)74321 299932
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusaAnnie LennoxAlbum
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)74321-25717-2, D 103678
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusaAnnie LennoxAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321257172
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusaAnnie LennoxAlbum
BMG JapanBVCM-37919
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusaAnnie LennoxAlbum
BMG Records Africa, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)CDRCA(WF) 4093
1.2A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxThe Women AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1996-01-22
BMG FranceBM600
2.9A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxLes Voix en or, Volume 7Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)501210-2
2.6A Whiter Shade of Pale5:18Annie LennoxJazz in the City 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.6A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxThe Annie Lennox Collection (Deluxe edition, Digital)Annie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
  • -2009-02-17
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.6A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxThe Annie Lennox CollectionAnnie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-02-17
19 Recordings (imprint of 19 Recordings Ltd. founded by Simon Fuller), Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697369262
1.6A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxThe Annie Lennox CollectionAnnie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-02-17
19 Recordings (imprint of 19 Recordings Ltd. founded by Simon Fuller), Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697 36927 2, 88697 36927 2 RE1
1.6A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxThe Annie Lennox CollectionAnnie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-03-09
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), 19 Recordings (imprint of 19 Recordings Ltd. founded by Simon Fuller)88697368052
1.6A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxThe Annie Lennox CollectionAnnie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-03-09
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), 19 Recordings (imprint of 19 Recordings Ltd. founded by Simon Fuller)88697368082
1.6A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxThe Annie Lennox Collection (deluxe edition)Annie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
19 Recordings (imprint of 19 Recordings Ltd. founded by Simon Fuller), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697374702
1.6A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxThe Annie Lennox CollectionAnnie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697368052
1.6A Whiter Shade of Pale5:19Annie LennoxThe Annie Lennox CollectionAnnie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697368051
1.3A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxMedusaAnnie LennoxAlbumRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
Bootleg
1.4A Whiter Shade of Pale5:18Annie LennoxBest (bootleg)Annie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
AL 14397-B
1.9A Whiter Shade of Pale5:18Annie LennoxThe Very Best OfAnnie LennoxAlbum + Compilation
  • RU2007-09-28
BMG (fake label, for Russian or other bootlegs/counterfeits/pirated releases only)AL 070197 - TVB
2.10A Whiter Shade of Pale5:17Annie LennoxRoyal Gallery: Romantic ParadiseVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

engineer:Marius de Vries
Heff Moraes
producer:Stephen Lipson
mixer:Heff Moraes
recorded at and mixed at:The Aquarium (Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/11Mkoen07pKwyDqHiFnVU9 [info]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyOatVYq0mM [info]
recording of:A Whiter Shade of Pale (cover)

A Whiter Shade of Pale

lyricist:Keith Reid
composer:Gary Brooker
Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
publisher:Belsize Music Ltd.
Essex Music International Ltd.
Onward Music Ltd.
The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO)
Westminster Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
later translated versions:Esse amor que eu não queria
Fahler als nur fahl
Merisairaat kasvot
Senza luce (Italian version)
青い影
later versions:Mijn gedachten
is based on:Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
arrangements:A Whiter Shade of Pale