Singing Hills

"Singing Hills"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side	"Singing Hills" "I Hate to See You Cry"
Released	March 1, 1954
Genre	Country
Length	2:25
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" (1954) "The Cattle Call" / "Roll On Silvery Moon" (1955)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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]

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.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Length
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

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. "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.