Mountain of Love

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"Mountain of Love"
Single by Harold Dorman
B-side "To Be with You"
Released1960 (1960)
Recorded1959
Genre Rock and roll
Length2:30
Label Rita
Songwriter(s) Harold Dorman
Producer(s) Roland Janes [1]

"Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman. Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It was originally recorded in late 1959 at the Royal Recording Studios in Memphis before the backing vocals (and strings, much later) were overdubbed. It performed well, spending 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, [2] peaking at No. 21 in May 1960, [3] while reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart, [4] and No. 25 on Canada's "CHUM Hit Parade". [5] The song was his only top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the highest-charting single of his career. [2]

Contents

Charley Pride version

"Mountain of Love"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album Charley Sings Everybody's Choice
B-side "Love Is a Shadow"
Released1981
Genre Country
Length2:46
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Harold Dorman
Producer(s) Norro Wilson
Charley Pride singles chronology
"Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)"
(1981)
"Mountain of Love"
(1981)
"I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore"
(1982)

In December 1981, Charley Pride released a cover version, which topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in March 1982. [6] Charley Pride's version of "Mountain of Love" was his twenty-sixth No. 1 on the country chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981-1982)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [7] 76
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1
New Zealand Singles Chart41
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [9] 38

Other cover versions

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