"Suddenly There's a Valley" is a

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written by Chuck Meyer and Biff Jones and published in 1955. The song was a major hit for

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(one of only two major ones she had, and one of three that charted for her) in 1955. Her recording was issued by

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as catalog number 1003 and reached ''

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s Top 100 chart, peaking at No. 9. On the

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Best-Selling Record chart, where all versions were combined, the song reached No. 8.

Other notable recordings

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- recorded August 12, 1955 for (

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catalog number 40559). This reached No. 16 in Billboard's Top 100 chart. *

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(

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catalog number 1270) (1955). This also charted reaching No. 29 in Billboard's Top 100. *

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recorded a French-language version, "Soudain une vallée" in February 1956 which outsold all previous versions of the song in Europe, but she never performed it on stage. *

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- included in her album ''Faith'' (1956). *

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- recorded September 1, 1955 for Decca Records (catalog No. 29686). This also hit the Billboard Top 100 although it is not listed as a best-seller by Cashbox. *

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- included in his album ''Tall Oak Tree'' (1960). *

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- single release on the Atlantic label. (1960). *

Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

- included in his album '' The Village of St. Bernadette'' (1960). *

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- recorded November 23, 1955 with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra for Decca Records. *

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- recorded for Capitol Records. Charted at No. 69 on Billboard Top 100 in November 1955. *

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recorded a German version on 1 December 1955 under the title "Folge dem Rat deines Herzens (Follow your heart's advice)", and it was released as a single in early 1956 on

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(D 18 172). *

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used the song on a

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album of the same name in 1971. *

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recorded the song on her 1980 country album '' Feel the Fire''. *

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodt ...

recorded the song on his 1989 gospel album ''

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''. *In the

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, a 1955 version by

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became a Top Ten hit in the

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. It was her third hit single. It competed in the chart with a version by

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, which peaked at No. 14.

References

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