Harold Dorman
Harold Kenneth Dorman (December 23, 1926 – October 8, 1988) – accessed September 2010 was an American
Royal Recording Studios
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in Memphis before the backing vocals (and strings, much later) were overdubbed. It performed well, spending 19 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart,Harold Dorman - Chart History - The Hot 100 ''Billboard.com''. Accessed August 16, 2015 peaking at #21 in May 1960, while reaching #7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Sides chart, and #25 on
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CHUM Hit Parade
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". The song was his only top forty hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was the highest-charting single of his career.
Charley Pride version
In December 1981, Charley Pride released a cover version, which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in March 1982. Charley Pride's version of "Mountain of Love" was his twenty-sixth #1 on the country chart.
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*In 1960, Kenny Lynch released a cover of the song, which reached #33 on the
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*In 1964, Johnny Rivers released his remake using members of The Wrecking Crew as a single. This version also proved popular, charting at #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
*In 1968, singer
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had a minor hit when he released his version as the B-side of "Never Gonna Cry (The Way I'll Cry Tonight)" on Diamond Records. Ronnie Dove's version spent 6 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reached #67. This recording featured A-list session musicians, such as
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on saxophone and Glen Campbell on guitar. It was originally issued as an album track on ''
Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You
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The album gathers Ronnie's latest singles "I Really Don't Want to Know", "Happy Summer Days", and "Let's Start Al ...
'' two years earlier, and was the original B-side of this single.
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recorded an acoustic rendition of the song for their 1965 album ''
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Bobby G. Rice
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took a rendition to #20 on the country music charts in 1971.
*A cover by Molly & the Heymakers peaked at #79 on the ''
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'' Country Tracks chart in Canada in 1992.
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Bruce Springsteen
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has covered the song live twelve times since 1975."Mountain Of Love" Brucebase