"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 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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's " CHUM Hit Parade". 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,

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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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Other cover versions

Other artists to record the song include: *In 1960, Kenny Lynch released a cover of the song, which reached #33 on the

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'' chart. *In 1964,

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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 Ronnie Dove 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

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on guitar. It was originally issued as an album track on ''

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'' 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 '' Beach Boys' Party!. * Tommy Cash * Narvel Felts * Jerry Lawson and Talk of the Town (on their 2007 album, ''Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town''). Bobby G. Rice took a rendition to #20 on the country music charts in 1971. *A cover by Molly & the Heymakers peaked at #79 on the '' RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada in 1992. *

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has covered the song live twelve times since 1975."Mountain Of Love"
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