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"Mountain of Love" Single by Harold Dorman B-side "To Be with You" Released 1960 Recorded 1957 Genre Rock and roll Label Rita Records Writer(s) Harold Dorman "Mountain of Love" Single by Charley Pride from the album Everybody's Choice Released 1981 Genre Country Label RCA Charley Pride singles chronology "Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)"
(1981)"Mountain of Love"
(1981)"I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore"
(1982)"Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman (also known as Harold Kenneth Dorman). Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It performed well, becoming his only top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the highest charting single of his career.
In 1964, Johnny Rivers released his remake as a single. This version also proved popular, charting at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 [1].
In 1968, singer Ronnie Dove had a minor hit when he released his version as a single on Diamond Records.
Other artists to record the song include The Beach Boys (on their 1965 album Beach Boys' Party!), Tommy Cash, Narvel Felts, and Jerry Lawson and Talk of the Town (on their 2007 album Jerry Lawson Talk of the Town. Bobby G. Rice took a rendition to #20 on the country music charts in 1971.[2]
Charley Pride version
In December 1981, Charley Pride released a cover version, which topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in March 1982 [3]. Charley Pride's version of "Mountain of Love" became his twenty-sixth number one on the country chart. Both Pride and Dorman are natives of Sledge, Mississippi.
Chart performance
Chart (1982) Peak
positionCanadian RPM Country Tracks 1 New Zealand Singles Chart 41 U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1 Preceded by
"Blue Moon with Heartache"
by Rosanne CashBillboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
March 20, 1982Succeeded by
"She Left Love All Over Me"
by Razzy BaileyPreceded by
"Shine"
by Waylon JenningsRPM Country Tracks
number-one single
March 27, 1982Succeeded by
"Bobbie Sue"
by The Oak Ridge BoysReferences
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 531.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 349. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 277.
Categories:- 1960 singles
- 1964 singles
- 1968 singles
- Charley Pride songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- Johnny Rivers songs
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Bobby G. Rice songs
- Songs written by Harold Dorman
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