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Released on Decca Records, also Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) and La Vie en rose (Louis Armstrong)
Written by Earl S. Shuman, also Hey There Lonely Girl (Eddie Holman), Theme for a Dream (Cliff Richard) and Marriage Is for Old Folks (Nina Simone)
Part of Close Up, also Woman You Took My Life, I Won’t Be Sorry to See Suzanne Again and Time to Get It Together
Written by Leon Carr, also Hey There Lonely Girl (Eddie Holman), Marriage Is for Old Folks (Nina Simone) and Der Puppenspieler von Mexico (Roberto Blanco)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Earl S. Shuman wrote 19 songs on fono
Leon Carr wrote 17 songs on fono
Earl S. Shuman’s most frequent co-writer is Leon Carr (10 songs together)
Earl S. Shuman first appears on fono in 1960, 12 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Earl S. Shuman and Leon Carr
- Part of
- Close Up
- Released on
- Decca Records
- Written by
- Earl S. Shuman and Leon Carr
- Part of
- Close Up
- Released on
- Decca Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Earl S. Shuman
Same label: Decca Records
Same release: Close Up
Same writer: Earl S. Shuman
Same writer: Leon Carr
Same label: Decca Records
Same release: Close Up
Same writer: Leon Carr
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz The Young New Mexican Puppeteer was written by Earl S. Shuman
The Young New Mexican Puppeteer was written by Earl S. Shuman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Young New Mexican Puppeteer was written by Leon Carr
The Young New Mexican Puppeteer was written by Leon Carr
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Young New Mexican Puppeteer is part of the release Close Up
The Young New Mexican Puppeteer is part of the release Close Up
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Decca Records is the label of the song The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
Decca Records is the label of the song The Young New Mexican Puppeteer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Young New Mexican Puppeteer was released on 1972-06
The Young New Mexican Puppeteer was released on 1972-06
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026