"Suddenly There's a Valley" is a popular song written by Chuck Meyer and Biff Jones and published in 1955.
The song was a major hit for Gogi Grant (one of only 2 major ones she had, and one of only 3 that charted at all for her) in 1955. Her recording was issued by Era Records as catalog number 1003 and reached Billboard magazine's Top 10. The song was also recorded by Jo Stafford (Columbia Records catalog number 40559) and Julius La Rosa (Cadence Records catalog number 1270). Edith Piaf recorded a French-language version, Soudain une valléé in February 1956 which outsold all previous versions of the song in Europe, but never actually performed it on the stage. There was also a fine version by Jane Froman. On the Cash Box Best-Selling Record chart, where all versions were combined, the song reached #8. The Mills Brothers also hit the Billboard Top 100 with their version, not listed as a best-seller by Cashbox. In early 1960 the song was recorded by Dorsey Burnette and subsequently released again on the Era label as a single (Era 3205). In 1960 it was also sung by The Drifters.
In the United Kingdom, a version by Petula Clark became a Top Ten Hit.
A German version was recorded on December 1, 1955 by Vera Lynn under the title "Folge dem Rat deines Herzens (Follow your heart's advice)" and was released in early 1956 on Decca Single D 18 172.
In 1964 the famous band The Kingsmen used the song on a gospel album under the same name.