The Gold Rush Is Over

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"The Gold Rush Is Over"
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Single by Hank Snow
from the album The Singing Ranger
B-side "Why Do You Punish Me (For Loving You)"
Released1952
Recorded1951
Genre Country
Length2:17
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Cindy Walker
Hank Snow singles chronology
"Music Makin' Mama from Memphis"
(1951)
"The Gold Rush Is Over"
(1952)
"Lady's Man"
(1952)

"The Gold Rush Is Over" is a song written by Cindy Walker, sung by Hank Snow, and released on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. 20-4522). In April 1952, it peaked at No. 2 on Billboard 's country and western juke box chart (No. 4 best seller and jockey). [1] It spent 18 weeks on the charts and was ranked No. 10 on Billboard's 1952 year-end country and western juke box chart and No. 13 on the year-end best seller chart. [2]

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References

  1. Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 299. ISBN   0823076326.
  2. "1952's Top C & W Records". The Billboard. December 27, 1952. p. 19.