This lesser-known version is often regarded as country pop or country rock and appears on collections of such. Stevenson's minute-shorter version bowed at No. One week before Three Dog Night's version appeared on the charts, Texan singer-songwriter B. Stevenson versions pronounce that syllable to rhyme with 'mom.' In the original recording, writer Daniel Moore pronounces the first syllable of the title ('sham') as it would rhyme with 'ham.' The Three Dog Night and B.W. Allmusic calls this hit single 'one of the group's finest later period records.' Īlthough the lyrics of 'Shambala' draw on a theme from Eastern mysticism, AllMusic notes the 'very strong gospel feeling' of the album Cyan is most evident on this song. The song, the first one that the group had specifically cut as a single, rather than as part of an album project, later appeared on Cyan, Three Dog Night's ninth album, and subsequently on numerous anthologies and compilation albums. 1 on the Cashbox charts, and an isolated week at No. 3 in both the pop singles and adult contemporary categories, No.

The well-known cover version of this song by the rock band Three Dog Night appeared in 1973 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the top 40 from the beginning of June through the end of August, reaching No.

The latter phrase perhaps alludes to the idea of Shambala not as a physical place but as a metaphor for the spiritual path one might follow. The phrases 'in the halls of Shambala' and 'on the road to Shambala' tie for number of occurrences in the lyrics. The lyrics refer to a situation where kindness and cooperation are universal, joy and good fortune abound, and psychological burdens are lifted. The original location was a mystic temple in Peru, specifically, the temple of the White Lodge, according to Alice Bailey's A Treatise on White Magic (1934), cited by Moore. The song's actual lyrics are about the mythical kingdom of Shambhala, which was said to be hidden somewhere within or beyond the peaks of the Himalayas and was mentioned in various ancient texts, including the Kalachakra Tantra and ancient texts of Tibetan Buddhism. Its title derives from a mythical place-name also spelled Shamballa or Shambhala. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and a version by B. 'Shambala' is a song written by Daniel Moore and made famous by two near-simultaneous releases in 1973: the better-known but slightly later recording by Three Dog Night, which reached No.

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