The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack (1964) Stereo HQ Audio

“Leader of the Pack“ is a song written by George “Shadow“ Morton, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich. It was a number one pop hit in 1964 for the girl group The Shangri-Las. The single is one of the group’s best known songs as well as a popular cultural example of a ’teenage tragedy song’. The tune of “Leader of the Pack“ is credited to pop impresario George “Shadow“ Morton together with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. According to Morton, he wrote the song for the Goodies (also known as the Bunnies), but instead it was needed as a follow-up to the Shangri-Las hit “Remember (Walking in the Sand)“. He said he did not know that he was supposed to have a second idea ready to follow up “Remember (Walking in the Sand)“ until Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (Red Bird Records co-owners with George Goldner) asked him, “Hey, what do you want to do for the second record?“ Morton said he “got a bottle of champagne, two cigars“