Gillis Mountain

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"Gillis Mountain"
Single by The Rankin Family
from the album Fare Thee Well Love
Released1993
Genre Country, folk
Length3:07
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Raylene Rankin
Producer(s) Chad Irschick
The Rankin Family singles chronology
"Fare Thee Well Love"
(1992)
"Gillis Mountain"
(1993)
"Rise Again"
(1993)

"Gillis Mountain" is a song recorded by Canadian music group The Rankin Family. It was released in 1993 as the third single from their second studio album, Fare Thee Well Love . It peaked in the top 10 on the RPM Country Tracks and Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. The song is a reference to Gillis Mountain, a 166-meter mountain in Cape Breton.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [1] 6
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 52
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 16

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References

  1. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1001." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. July 10, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2198." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. August 7, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1993". RPM . December 18, 1993. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM . December 18, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2013.