Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Arthur Hunt Lyman (February 2, 1932 – February 24, 2002) was a Hawaiian jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His group popularized a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later became known as exotica. His albums became favorite stereo-effect demonstration discs during the early days of the stereophonic LP album for their elaborate and colorful percussion, deep bass and 2-dimensional recording soundstage. Lyman was known as "the King of Lounge music." == Biography == Arthur Lyman was... [more on Wikipedia]

Arthur Lyman began charting in 1959 with Taboo.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Yellow Bird - #2: Love for Sale - #3: Taboo - #4: Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)
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  1959
1.
06/1959
#3  Taboo
Arthur Lyman greentick

from Taboo   
16 pts
55
US


[Hi Fi 550]
written by Margarita Lecuona
  1961
2.
05/1961
#1  Yellow Bird
Arthur Lyman greentick

172 pts
4
US
2
AC
instrumental
[Hi Fi 5024]
written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Keith & Norman Luboff
  1963
3.
02/1963
#2  Love for Sale
Arthur Lyman greentick

34 pts
43
US
13
AC
instrumental
[Hi Fi 5066]
written by Cole Porter
4.
04/1963
#4  Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)
Arthur Lyman greentick

4 pts
129
US


as Arthur Lyman Group
instrumental
[Hi Fi 5071]
written by Lead Belly

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