Seven Horses in the Sky

"Seven Horses in the Sky"
1968 7" French vinyl single cover
Single by The Pebbles
B-side	"To the Rising Sun"
Released	1968
Recorded	1968
Label	Barclay
Songwriter(s)	Fred Bekky, Bob Baelemans, Hugo Hubert, Luc Smets

"Seven Horses in the Sky" is a 1968 pop song by the Belgian rock band The Pebbles. It was their biggest hit ^[1] and stayed 11 weeks in the Belgian top 30 chart, reaching fifth place as its highest position.^[2][3]

Lyrics

The song opens with the sound of galloping horses, which was an idea of Pebbles singer Fred Bekky.^[2] It then flows into a piano intro, created by singer-guitarist Bob Bobott.^[2] The psychedelic lyrics describe seven purple horses racing in a green pouring sky.

Background information

The song was written by Fred Bekky and Bob Bobott, both the singers and guitarists of the band.^[4] It was produced by Jean-Claude Petit and released on the label Barclay.^[4] It was released on single, with the song To the Rising Sun as its B-side, or The Verger on the French and Canadian editions.^[5] The song also appeared on their debut album The Pebbles (1969).

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7]	3

References

1. "The Pebbles - Biografie". Muzikum.eu. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
2. "Seven horses in the sky | Hitriders". Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
3. "The Pebbles - The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives". Houbi.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
4. "Seven horses in the sky". Muziekarchief.be. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
5. "The Pebbles: Seven horses in the sky". Muziekarchief.be. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
6. "The Pebbles %5BBE%5D – Seven Horses in the Sky" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
7. "The Pebbles %5BBE%5D – Seven Horses in the Sky" (in French). Ultratop 50.