Rocky Mountain Music (song)

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"Rocky Mountain Music"
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Single by Eddie Rabbitt
from the album Rocky Mountain Music
B-side "Do You Right Tonight"
ReleasedJune 5, 1976
Genre Country, country rock, bluegrass
Length3:35
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s) Eddie Rabbitt
Producer(s) David Malloy
Eddie Rabbitt singles chronology
"Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)"
(1976)
"Rocky Mountain Music"
(1976)
"Two Dollars in the Jukebox"
(1976)

"Rocky Mountain Music" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in June 1976 as the second single and title track from the album Rocky Mountain Music . The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

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German singer Jürgen Drews released a German version titled "Barfuß durch den Sommer" (Barefoot through the summer) which reached number 6 on the German charts and number 22 on the Austrian charts.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 5
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 76
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [4] 48
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [5] 33

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