Singing Hills

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"Singing Hills"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side "Singing Hills"
"I Hate to See You Cry"
Released1952
Length2:25
Label Imperial
Songwriter(s) Mack David, Dick Sanford and Sammy Mysels
Slim Whitman singles chronology
"Beautiful Dreamer"
(1954)
"Singing Hills" / "I Hate to See You Cry"
(1952)
"The Cattle Call" / "Roll On Silvery Moon"
(1955)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard positive ("Spotlight" pick) [1]
Billboard positive [2]

"Singing Hills" is a song written by Mack David, Dick Sanford, and Sammy Mysels. As "The Singing Hills" it was very popular in 1940 [3] with both Bing Crosby (No 3 in the charts) and Dick Todd (No.16) having hits with it. [4]

Contents

Slim Whitman released it as a single (Imperial 8267, with "I Hate to See You Cry" on the flip side) in 1954. [5]

Track listing

7-inch single (Imperial X8267, 1954, United States) [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Singing Hills" Mack David, Dick Sanford and Sammy Mysels 2:25
2."I Hate to See You Cry" Deacon Anderson, Kid Murdock and Jerry Crist 2:35
7-inch single (London Records 45-HL8091, 1954, UK) [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Singing Hills" 
2."I Hate to See You Cry" 

Charts

Chart (1954)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country & Western Records [7] [ clarification needed ]4

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References

  1. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 September 1954. pp. 36–.
  2. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 September 1954. pp. 57–.
  3. "Second Hand Songs" . Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 579. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  5. 1 2 "Slim Whitman - The Singing Hills / I Hate To See You Cry". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  6. "Slim Whitman – The Singing Hills (1954, Vinyl)". Discogs. November 1954. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  7. Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN   978-0-89820-151-2.