North Wind (song)

"North Wind"
"North Wind"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side	"North Wind"; "Darlin' Don't Cry"
Released	1953
Length	2:40
Label	Imperial
Songwriter(s)	Rod Morris
Slim Whitman singles chronology
Audio
	"North Wind" on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	positive ("New Records to Watch" pick)^[1]
Billboard	positive^[2]

"North Wind" is a song written by Rod Morris and originally recorded and released as a single (Imperial 45–8208, c/w "Darlin' Don't Cry") by Slim Whitman.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Track listing

7-inch single (Imperial 45-8208, 1953, United States)^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"North Wind"	Rod Morris	2:40
2.	"Darlin' Don't Cry"	Jerry Crist	2:40

Charts

Chart (1953)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country & Western Records — Most Played by Jockeys^[6]^[7]	8

References

^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 September 1953. pp. 28–.
^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 September 1953. pp. 22–.
^ "Original versions of North Wind written by Rod Morris". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
^ ^a ^b "Slim Whitman - North Wind / Darlin' Don't Cry". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 October 1953. pp. 30–.
^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (19 December 1953). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.

[Billboard_12_September_1953-1] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 September 1953. pp. 28–.

[Billboard_19_September_1953-2] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 September 1953. pp. 22–.

[Original_versions_of_North_Wind_written_by_Rod_Morris_|_SecondHandSongs-3] "Original versions of North Wind written by Rod Morris". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[Slim_Whitman_-_North_Wind_/_Darlin'_Don't_Cry_-_Releases_-_Discogs-4] "Slim Whitman - North Wind / Darlin' Don't Cry". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[Billboard_3_October_1953-5] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 October 1953. pp. 30–.

[Billboard_19_December_1953-6] Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (19 December 1953). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[Whitburn2002_(page_387)-7] Joel Whitburn (2002). Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-151-2.

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