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Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Written by George “Shadow” Morton, also Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand), Leader of the Pack and I Can Never Go Home Any More
Part of The Mercury Years: The Best of the Shangri-Las, also Give Us Your Blessings, He Cried and Never Again
Released on Chronicles, also I Can’t Explain (The Who), Let’s Get It On (Marvin Gaye) and The Stroll (The Diamonds)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
George “Shadow” Morton wrote 5 of The Shangri‐Las’s top 10 songs
George “Shadow” Morton wrote 10 songs on fono
Tony Michaels’s most frequent co-writer is Vinny Gormann (4 songs together)
George “Shadow” Morton first appears on fono in 1964, 32 years before this song
Credits
All 6 credits
- Written by
- George “Shadow” Morton, Tony Michaels and Vinny Gormann
- Released on
- Chronicles and Mercury Records
- Written by
- George “Shadow” Morton, Tony Michaels and Vinny Gormann
- Released on
- Chronicles and Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: George “Shadow” Morton
Same writer: Tony Michaels
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: The Mercury Years: The Best of the Shangri-Las
Same label: Chronicles
Same writer: George “Shadow” Morton
Same writer: Tony Michaels
Same label: Mercury Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Dressed in Black was written by George “Shadow” Morton
Dressed in Black was written by George “Shadow” Morton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Dressed in Black was written by Tony Michaels
Dressed in Black was written by Tony Michaels
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Dressed in Black was written by Vinny Gormann
Dressed in Black was written by Vinny Gormann
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Dressed in Black is part of the release The Mercury Years: The Best of the Shangri-Las
Dressed in Black is part of the release The Mercury Years: The Best of the Shangri-Las
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Chronicles is the label of the song Dressed in Black
Chronicles is the label of the song Dressed in Black
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Dressed in Black
Mercury Records is the label of the song Dressed in Black
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Dressed in Black was released on 1996-06-18
Dressed in Black was released on 1996-06-18
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026