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| Genre = [[Pop music|pop]]/[[adult contemporary]]
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| Writer = [[Daniel Moore (Musician)|Daniel Moore]]
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"'''Shambala'''" is a [[song]] written by songwriter [[Daniel Moore (Musician)|Daniel Moore]]. In [[1973 in music|1973]], versions by two different artists appeared in the [[Billboard Hot 100]].


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The first version of "Shambala" was recorded by [[Texas|Texan]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[B. W. Stevenson]]. The [[Single (music)|single]] of this version hit the Billboard charts on May 12, 1973 and peaked at number 66 during its eight-week run.<ref name="dan">[http://www.djmrec.com/djm/index.html] DJM Records: Daniel(Joseph)Moore.</ref><ref name="all">[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1nkxu3x5an4k~T1] Allmusic</ref><ref>As Stevenson was a songwriter himself, and co-wrote the top-ten hit "[[My Maria]]" with Moore, some sources erroneously list Stevenson as the writer or co-writer of "Shambala". Incidentally, some sources either recognize musical similarities between these two songs or refute those that do.</ref> This lesser-known version is often regarded as [[country pop]] or [[country rock]] and appears on collections of such. The [[twang]] of Stevenson's [[steel-string acoustic guitar]], his [[Southern American English|Southern accent]] and a sort of [[American folk music|folk music]] [[Clapping|hand clapping]] all distinguish it from the better-known version soon to follow.<ref>[http://www.napathon.net/Country1.php] Country & Country-Rock Collection: B.W. Stevenson</ref>
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==Three Dog Night==
One week after Stevenson's version debuted on the Hot 100, [[rock music|rock]] band [[Three Dog Night]]'s version also debuted on the Hot 100, reaching the number 3 position in both the [[pop music|pop singles]] and [[adult contemporary]] categories.<ref name="all"/>

That same year, it also appeared on ''[[Cyan (album)|Cyan]]'', Three Dog Night's tenth [[album]]. This and other Three Dog Night versions have subsequently appeared on numerous [[anthology|anthologies]], both those solely of that band's work and those featuring the work of other artists as well.<ref name="all"/><ref name="lastfm">[http://www.last.fm/music/Three+Dog+Night/_/Shambala] Last fm music, "Shambala"</ref>

Although the lyrics of "Shambala" draw on a [[theme]] from [[Eastern mysticism]], ''[[Allmusic]]'' notes the "very strong [[Gospel music|gospel]] feeling" of the album ''Cyan'' is most evident on this song. This comment was probably based on both the instrumentation (including the characteristic gospel [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] [[Organ (music)|organ]] sounds that accompany the chorus) and the [[blues music|bluesy]] vocals of [[Cory Wells]]. ''Allmusic'' calls this hit single "one of the group's finest later period records."<ref name="all"/>

==Lyrics==

The song is about the [[Mythology|myth]]ical [[monarchy|kingdom]] of [[Shambhala|Shambala]], said to be hidden somewhere within or beyond the peaks of the [[Himalayas]] and mentioned in various ancient texts including the [[Kalachakra|Kalachakra Tantra]] and ancient texts of [[Tibetan Buddhism]].<ref name="myths">[http://www.berzinarchives.com/kalachakra/mistaken_foreign_myths_shambhala.html] Mistaken Foreign Myths about Shambhala</ref>

The lyrics refer to a situation where [[kindness]] and [[cooperation]] are universal, [[happiness|joy]] and [[luck|good fortune]] abound, and [[psychological]] burdens are lifted:
<blockquote>
Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain<br />
With the rain in Shambala<br />
Wash away my sorrow, wash away my shame<br />
With the rain in Shambala [...]<br />
Everyone is helpful, everyone is kind<br />
On the road to Shambala<br />
Everyone is lucky, everyone is so kind<br />
On the road to Shambala [...]<br />
How does your light shine, in the halls of Shambala?
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While the lyrics include the refrain "in the halls of Shambala", much of the song actually refers to "the road to Shambala", perhaps alluding to the idea of Shambala not as a physical place but as a [[metaphor]] for the spiritual path one might follow.<ref name="myths"/>

==Film and television use==
This song has proven a popular accompaniment to film and television and has appeared in the following:
*''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' ([[November 15]], [[1979]] "[[whiz kid|Cosmic Whiz Kid]]" episode)
*''[[Gotti]] (1996)''
*''[[Slums of Beverly Hills]] (1998)''
*''[[Lords Of Dogtown]] (2005)
*''[[Joe Dirt]] (2001)
*''[[The Trip (2002 film)|The Trip]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Devil's Rejects]]'' (2005)
*''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' (The 2007 "[[Tricia Tanaka Is Dead]]" episode included two excerpts from the song and was concluded with an orchestral version arranged by [[Chad Seiter]]; the 2007 "[[The Man Behind the Curtain]]" episode featured it briefly and referenced the earlier use of the song)
*''[[October Road (TV series)|October Road]]'' ([[March 15]], [[2007]] episode)
*''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' (2007 "[[Everybody Loves a Clown]]" episode).
*''[[Journeyman (TV series)|Journeyman]]'' (2007 "[[Winterland]]" episode)
*Commercial for [[Michelob]] [[beer]] (2007)
*''[[Criminal_Minds |Criminal Minds]]'' (2008 "[[List_of_Criminal_Minds_episodes#Season_3:_2007.E2.80.932008 |A Higher Power]]" episode)
*Commercial for FreeStyle blood glucose monitoring system (2008)
*''[[Drowning Mona]] (2000)'' in the opening scenes.

==Other versions==
*Despite having two successful incarnations in the same year (one of which has remained a [[classic rock]] standard), few other artists have covered "Shambala". The cover recorded by [[Rockapella]] may be the most notable post-1973 version.
*There are several other songs with "Shambala" or "Shambhala" as or in the title that have no direct connection to the Daniel Moore composition described here. An example is the 1969 [[Alan Hovhaness]] [[concerto]] for [[violin]], [[sitar]] and [[orchestra]] named "Shambala".

==References==
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[[Category:1973 songs]]
[[Category:1973 singles]]
[[Category:Buddhist mythology]]
[[Category:Tibetan Buddhism]]
[[Category:Three Dog Night songs]]

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