Singing Hills
| "Singing Hills" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Slim Whitman | ||||
| A-side | "Singing Hills" "I Hate to See You Cry" | |||
| Released | 1952 | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mack David, Dick Sanford and Sammy Mysels | |||
| Slim Whitman singles chronology | ||||
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| 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
[edit]| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Singing Hills" | |
| 2. | "I Hate to See You Cry" |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1954) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country & Western Records[7][clarification needed] | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 September 1954. pp. 36–.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 September 1954. pp. 57–.
- ^ "Second Hand Songs". Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 579. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ a b "Slim Whitman - The Singing Hills / I Hate To See You Cry". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Slim Whitman – The Singing Hills (1954, Vinyl)". Discogs. November 1954. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ 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.