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''Red River Valley'' is an album by American recording artist
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, released on 17 December 1976. It was his second and final number-one album in the UK. It spent four weeks at the top of the chart in 1977; it kept
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'' off the top spot at the end of January 1977. The album was arranged by Whitman and Pete Moore. The cover photography was by Derek Richards.


Track listing

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References

1977 albums Slim Whitman albums United Artists Records albums Albums produced by Ken Barnes (writer) {{1970s-country-album-stub