The Church on Cumberland Road

"The Church on Cumberland Road"
Single by Shenandoah
from the album The Road Not Taken
Released January 1989
Recorded 1988
Genre Country
Length 2:58
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill, Dennis Robbins
Producer(s) Rick Hall, Robert Byrne
Shenandoah singles chronology
"Mama Knows"
(1988)		 "The Church on Cumberland Road"
(1989)		 "Sunday in the South"
(1989)

"The Church on Cumberland Road" is a song written by Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill and Dennis Robbins, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in January 1989 as the second single from their album The Road Not Taken. It was their first number-one hit in both the United States[1] and Canada. In 2001, on a live CMT special, Rascal Flatts covered the song.

Music video

The music video was directed by Larry Boothby.

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 30
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 29
Preceded by
"I'm No Stranger to the Rain"
by Keith Whitley		 Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
April 22-29, 1989 		Succeeded by
"Young Love (Strong Love)"
by The Judds
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
May 1, 1989 		Succeeded by
"Hey Bobby"
by K.T. Oslin

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 311.
  2. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6336." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 1, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Shenandoah Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Shenandoah.
  4. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.