"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]

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

Charley Pride version

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"Mountain of Love"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album Charley Sings Everybody's Choice
B-side"Love Is a Shadow"
Released1981
GenreCountry-soul,[6] gospel[6]
Length2:46
LabelRCA
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.[7] Charley Pride's version of "Mountain of Love" was his twenty-sixth No. 1 on the country chart.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 76
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
New Zealand Singles Chart 41
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1982) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 38

Other cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ Brewer, Roy (2000). "String Musicians in the Recording Studios of Memphis, Tennessee". Popular Music. 19 (2). 3rd paragraph, line 7: Cambridge Press: 202. doi:10.1017/S0261143000000118. ISSN 0261-1430. JSTOR 853668. S2CID 163095947. Retrieved 7 March 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ a b Harold Dorman - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 16, 2015
  3. ^ "The Billboard HOT 100", Billboard, May 23, 1960. p. 34. Accessed November 29, 2015
  4. ^ "The Billboard Hot R&B Sides", Billboard, May 16, 1960. p. 44. Accessed November 29, 2015
  5. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of May 16, 1960". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2015-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart No. 159.
  6. ^ a b Zaleski, Annie (March 18, 2021). "Top 10 Charley Pride Songs". The Bull — Amarillo. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book O\of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 277.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 239. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Charley Pride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 531.
  13. ^ a b "Beach Boys' Party! – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  14. ^ Ronnie Dove - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 16, 2015
  15. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  16. ^ "RPM Country Tracks". RPM. April 18, 1992. Retrieved September 8, 2013.