Mountain of Love

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“Mountain of Love”
Song by The Beach Boys
Album Beach Boys' Party!
Released 8 November 1965
Genre Rock and roll
Length 2:51
Label Capitol
Composer Harold Dorman
Producer Brian Wilson
Beach Boys' Party! track listing
  1. "Hully Gully"
  2. "I Should Have Known Better"
  3. "Tell Me Why"
  4. "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow"
  5. "Mountain of Love"
  6. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
  7. "Devoted to You"
  8. "Alley Oop"
  9. "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"
  10. "Medley:I Get Around/Little Deuce Coupe"
  11. "The Times They Are a-Changin'"
  12. "Barbara Ann"

"Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman (also known as Harold Kenneth Dorman). Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It performed well, becoming a top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the highest charting single of his career.

In 1964, Johnny Rivers released his remake as a single. This version also proved popular, charting in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1968, singer Ronnie Dove had a minor hit when he released his version as a single on Diamond Records.

In December 1981, Charley Pride released a cover version, which topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in March 1982. Both Pride and Dorman are natives of Sledge, Mississippi.

Other artists to record the song include The Beach Boys (on their 1965 album Beach Boys' Party!), Tommy Cash, and Narvel Felts.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have performed the song live at least 5 times including New Year's Eve 1975 at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA.

Preceded by
"Blue Moon With Heartache"
by Roseanne Cash		 Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single
March 20, 1982
by Charley Pride		 Succeeded by
"She Left Love All Over Me"
by Razzy Bailey


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