Over the Mountain; Across the Sea

"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea"
Single by Johnnie & Joe
B-side "My Baby's Gone, On, On"
Released April 1957
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Rhythm & Blues
Doo-Wop
Length 2:15
Label Chess
Writer(s) Rex Garvin
Johnnie & Joe singles chronology
"It Was There"
(1957)		 "Over the Mountain; Across the Sea"
(1957)		 "I Was So Lonely"
(1957)

"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea" is a song written by Rex Garvin.[1] The song was a hit for Johnnie & Joe in 1957 and Bobby Vinton in 1963.

"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea" was originally released by Johnnie & Joe in 1957. Johnnie & Joe's version reached No. 8 on Billboard's "Top 100 Sides" chart,[2] No. 3 on Billboard's chart of "R&B Best Sellers in Stores",[3] and No. 6 on Billboard's chart of "Most Played R&B by Jockeys".[4]

Bobby Vinton released a cover of the song in 1963. Vinton's version spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 21,[5] while reaching No. 8 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[6][7] and No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[8]

Skip & Flip released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1962 single "One More Drink for Julie".[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Honor Roll of Hits", Billboard, July 8, 1957. p. 36. Accessed October 21, 2015
  2. ↑ "Top 100 Sides", Billboard, July 22, 1957. p. 62. Accessed October 21, 2015
  3. ↑ "R&B Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, June 24, 1957. p. 59. Accessed October 21, 2015
  4. ↑ "Most Played R&B by Jockeys", Billboard, June 10, 1957. p. 60. Accessed October 21, 2015
  5. ↑ Bobby Vinton - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 21, 2015
  6. ↑ Bobby Vinton - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 21, 2015
  7. ↑ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, April 27, 1963. p. 40. Accessed October 21, 2015
  8. ↑ CHUM Hit Parade – Week of April 08, 1963 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart No. 317. CHUM. Accessed December 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ Skip & Flip, "One More Drink for Julie" single release Retrieved February 12, 2016.


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