Morning Side of the Mountain

"Morning Side of the Mountain" is a song written by Larry Stock and Dick Manning and first recorded in 1951 by Tommy Edwards. The song hit number twenty-four on the pop chart. Edwards re-recorded the song again in 1959, when it hit number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The re-release was featured as the B-side of Edwards' other hit, a cover of Johnnie Ray's 1952 hit, "Please Mr. Sun."

"Morning Side of the Mountain"
Single by Tommy Edwards
A-side"Please Mr. Sun" (1959 release)
Released1951; February 1959
GenrePop
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)

Donny & Marie cover

Late in 1974, Donny & Marie Osmond released a version of the song which hit number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number one on the Easy Listening chart.[2] The song charted equally well in Canada.

Chart performance

See also
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.)

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. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 25, 1975
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  6. Musicoutfitters.com
  7. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1975". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  8. Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1975


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