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. It was a 1971-72 hit single for Canadian country singer Orval Prophet. "Mile After Mile" debuted at number 49 on the ''

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'' Country Tracks chart on September 25, 1971. It peaked at number 1 on January 8, 1972. Bobby Hachey covered "Mile After Mile" a few years later. As a

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, Joly wrote and sang in both English and French. His French version of the song, "Mille après mille", was made famous by

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and was subsequently recorded by a number of French Canadian artists, including Patrick Norman,

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and

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. On the 2012 special to promote her new French-language album '' Sans attendre'', Céline Dion performed "Mille après mille" in duet with Pellerin."Céline Dion... Sans attendre: un cadeau bien emballé"
'' La Presse'', November 5, 2012. Joly wrote "Mile After Mile" when arriving in

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after a series of mechanical problems with his car.

Chart performance

References

1969 songs 1971 singles Orval Prophet songs {{1970s-country-song-stub