''Ronnie Dove Sings the Hits for You'' is
Ronnie Dove
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*Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name
* "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
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's fourth studio
album
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(and fifth album release) for
Diamond Records
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History
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History
The album gathers Ronnie's latest singles "I Really Don't Want to Know", "
Happy Summer Days", and "Let's Start All Over Again", all of which hit the charts in 1966.
Mountain of Love
"Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman. Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It was originally recorded in late 1959 at the Royal Recording Studios in Memphis before the backing vocals (and strings, much later) were ov ...
" would later appear as the B-side to a 1968 Ronnie Dove single "Never Gonna Cry". However, "Mountain of Love" would be the side to chart. It did not make the Top 40.
The song “
Happy Summer Days” was featured in a commercial for
Amazon
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in 2019.
Release
The original album was released in both mono and stereo. The album was reissued in the 90s, and was again reissued, from the original album masters, in 2020.
The album peaked at number 122 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart.
Track listing
References
1966 albums
Ronnie Dove albums
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