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1959 song performed by Tommy Edwards
"Morning Side of the Mountain"
Single by Tommy Edwards
A-side"Please Mr. Sun" (1959 release)
Released1951; February 1959
GenrePop
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Larry Stock
Dick Manning
"Morning Side of the Mountain"
Single by Donny & Marie Osmond
B-side"One of These Days"
ReleasedNovember 1974 (1974)
Genre
LabelMGM/Kolob
Songwriter(s)Larry Stock
Dick Manning
Producer(s)Mike Curb and Michael Lloyd
Donny & Marie Osmond singles chronology
"I'm Leaving It Up to You"
(1974) 		"Morning Side of the Mountain"
(1974) 		"Make The World Go Away"
(1975)

"Morning Side of the Mountain" is a song written by Larry Stock and Dick Manning and first recorded in 1951 by Tommy Edwards. It settled at #24 on the pop chart. Edwards re-recorded it in 1959, reaching #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. The re-release was featured as the B-side of Edwards' other hit, a cover of Johnnie Ray's 1952 success, "Please Mr. Sun."

Donny & Marie Osmond cover

Late in 1974, Donny & Marie Osmond released a version which scored #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart. The song charted equally well in Canada and the UK.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1974–1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 34
Canada RPM Top Singles 8
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 1
Ireland (IRMA) 7
UK 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles 81
UK 76
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 73
U.S. Cash Box 90
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 22

See also

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 202.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 187.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-02-08. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Morning Side of the Mountain". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. "morning side of the mountain | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 25, 1975". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  8. "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1975". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  10. "Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1975 (+2) - 45cat". 45cat.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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