| Glamour Boy | |
| Cover: | Glamour Boy.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Caption: | Cover of the 1973 American single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Guess Who |
| Album: |
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| B-Side: | Lie Down |
| Released: | May 1973 |
| Recorded: | 1973 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Nimbus 9 Records 0977 (CAN) RCA Victor 0977 (US) |
| Producer: | Jack Richardson |
| Prev Title: | Orly |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Star Baby |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
"Glamour Boy" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who, and was featured on their 1973 album,
. The song was produced by Jack Richardson.[1]
It was inspired by David Bowie and reached #14 in Canada in 1973.[2] The song was also released in the United States as a single, peaking at #83 on the Cash Box Top 100.[3]
Burton Cummings on "Glamour Boy" in 2016.[4]
One of my all time favourites. It was originally inspired by David Bowie, and now that he's gone I can kinda do it as a tribute to his amazing career. I was very threatened ... I felt very threatened when David Bowie came along, because it all changed. Music took second or third place to the appearance, and then theatrics came into Rock n Roll...
"Glamour Boy" was featured prominently in the 1998 Don McKellar film Last Night.[5]