The Four Coins
Hailing from Canonsburg, PA, the doo wop quartet Four Coins scored a few moderate-sized hits during the mid- to late '50s. Their biggest hit was 1957's "Shangri La" (which barely missed the Top Ten, hitting number 11 on the charts) while such other songs as "My One Sin," "One Love, One Heart," and "Heartache Street" proved to be standouts from their repertoire. But "Shangri La" remains their best-known song, as it has been covered by several other artists over the years, including composer Robert Maxwell as a Top 40 instrumental hit in 1964, Vic Dana scored a Top 40 hit with it in 1964, and lesser-known versions by the Lettermen and Al Capps appeared in 1969 and 1973 respectively. Jackie Gleason later used his melody of "Shangri La" for the theme of his Reginald Van Gleason III character on his hit TV series in the early '60s.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Best Of The Four Coins
Pop - Released by Rise Entertainment on 1 Aug 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shangri-La: The Singles & Albums Collection 1954-62
Soul - Released by Acrobat on 7 Apr 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shangri-La (Billboard Hot 100 - No 11)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 5 Nov 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Greek Songs
World - Released by Vintage Music gr on 12 Mar 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Greek Songs by The Four Coins
Folk - Released by Rise Entertainment on 29 Mar 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Memories of You (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 22)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Love You Madly (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 28)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
My One Sin (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 28)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wendy, Wendy (Billboard Hot 100 - No 72)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 5 Nov 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Four Coins - Music History
Pop - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 4 Jun 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo