North Wind (song)

1953 single by Slim Whitman

"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
| "I'm Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky" / "There's a Rainbow in Ev'ry Teardrop"
(1953)  | "North Wind" / "Darlin' Don't Cry"
(1953)  | "Stairway to Heaven" / "Lord, Help Me Be as Thou"
(1953)

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Audio
"North Wind" on YouTube
Professional ratingsReview 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[edit]

7-inch single (Imperial 45-8208, 1953, United States)[4]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "North Wind"| Rod Morris| 2:40
2.| "Darlin' Don't Cry"| Jerry Crist| 2:40

## Charts[edit]

Chart (1953)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top Country & Western Records — Most Played by Jockeys[6][7] | 8

## References[edit]

1. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 September 1953. pp. 28–.
2. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 September 1953. pp. 22–.
3. ^ "Original versions of North Wind written by Rod Morris". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
4. ^ a b "Slim Whitman - North Wind / Darlin' Don't Cry". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
5. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 October 1953. pp. 30–.
6. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (19 December 1953). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)
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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