Rock and roll music
| "Bluebirds over the Mountain" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album 20/20 | ||||
| B-side | "Never Learn Not to Love" | |||
| Released | November 29, 1968 (UK) December 2, 1968 (US) | |||
| Recorded | September 29, 1967; early October-November 14, 1968 [5] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock[6] | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ersel Hickey | |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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Bluebirds over the Mountain
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Discográfica: Capitol · · Productor: Bruce Johnston , Carl Wilson
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1968 single by The Beach Boys
US single of Hickey`s original recording
"Bluebirds over the Mountain" is a song written and recorded in 1958 by Ersel Hickey, later covered by artists such as The Beach Boys, Ritchie Valens and Robert Plant. Hickey`s original recording of the song peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard Top 100 Sides on the week ending May 10, 1958,[1] and No. 39 on the Cash Box chart. In Canada it reached No. 8.[2] Ritchie Valens` cover version was released on his eponymous 1959 album. A 1962 recording by The Echoes hit No. 112 on Billboard`s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles survey and was a top 20 hit on Chicago`s WLS.[3] A 1965 version by Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks reached No. 8 in Canada.[4]
The Beach Boys version
"Bluebirds over the Mountain" was covered by the Beach Boys and released as a single under the Capitol Records label on November 29, 1968, in the United Kingdom (acquired and published by Northern Songs) and December 2, 1968, in the United States with the B-side "Never Learn Not to Love".[7][8] The song features Mike Love on lead vocals and the band`s touring musician Ed Carter on lead guitar.[5]
The single peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard chart and No. 56 on the Cashbox sales chart.[9][10] It reached No. 53 in Canada.[11] It also peaked at No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending January 8, 1969.[12] In the Netherlands, it peaked at No. 9 each on the Dutch Top 40 on the week ending January 18, 1969, and the Dutch Single Top 100 on the week ending January 25, 1969.[13][14]
Personnel
Credits from Craig Slowinski.[5]
The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Mike Love – lead vocals
- Carl Wilson – backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, producer
- Bruce Johnston – backing vocals, organ, producer
Session musicians
- Ed Carter – lead guitar
- Daryl Dragon – marimba, vibraphone
- Larry Knechtel – bass
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Mike Kowalski – bongos, additional percussion
- Van McCoy – string and horn arrangements
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1968 single by The Beach Boys
US single of Hickey`s original recording
"Bluebirds over the Mountain" is a song written and recorded in 1958 by Ersel Hickey, later covered by artists such as The Beach Boys, Ritchie Valens and Robert Plant. Hickey`s original recording of the song peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard Top 100 Sides on the week ending May 10, 1958,[1] and No. 39 on the Cash Box chart. In Canada it reached No. 8.[2] Ritchie Valens` cover version was released on his eponymous 1959 album. A 1962 recording by The Echoes hit No. 112 on Billboard`s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles survey and was a top 20 hit on Chicago`s WLS.[3] A 1965 version by Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks reached No. 8 in Canada.[4]
The Beach Boys version
"Bluebirds over the Mountain" was covered by the Beach Boys and released as a single under the Capitol Records label on November 29, 1968, in the United Kingdom (acquired and published by Northern Songs) and December 2, 1968, in the United States with the B-side "Never Learn Not to Love".[7][8] The song features Mike Love on lead vocals and the band`s touring musician Ed Carter on lead guitar.[5]
The single peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard chart and No. 56 on the Cashbox sales chart.[9][10] It reached No. 53 in Canada.[11] It also peaked at No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending January 8, 1969.[12] In the Netherlands, it peaked at No. 9 each on the Dutch Top 40 on the week ending January 18, 1969, and the Dutch Single Top 100 on the week ending January 25, 1969.[13][14]
Personnel
Credits from Craig Slowinski.[5]
The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Mike Love – lead vocals
- Carl Wilson – backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, producer
- Bruce Johnston – backing vocals, organ, producer
Session musicians
- Ed Carter – lead guitar
- Daryl Dragon – marimba, vibraphone
- Larry Knechtel – bass
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Mike Kowalski – bongos, additional percussion
- Van McCoy – string and horn arrangements
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