Singing Hills

1952 single by Slim Whitman

"Singing Hills"

Single by Slim Whitman
A-side| "Singing Hills"
"I Hate to See You Cry"
Released| 1952
Length| 2:25
Label| Imperial
Songwriter(s)| Mack David, Dick Sanford and Sammy Mysels
Slim Whitman singles chronology
| "Beautiful Dreamer"
(1954)  | "Singing Hills" / "I Hate to See You Cry"
(1952)  | "The Cattle Call" / "Roll On Silvery Moon"
(1955)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Billboard| positive ("Spotlight" pick)[1]
Billboard| positive[2]

"Singing Hills" is a song written by Mack David, Dick Sanford, and Sammy Mysels. As "The Singing Hills" it was very popular in 1940[3] with both Bing Crosby (No 3 in the charts) and Dick Todd (No.16) having hits with it. [4]

Slim Whitman released it as a single (Imperial 8267, with "I Hate to See You Cry" on the flip side) in 1954.[5]

## Track listing

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7-inch single (Imperial X8267, 1954, United States)[5]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Singing Hills"| Mack David, Dick Sanford and Sammy Mysels| 2:25
2.| "I Hate to See You Cry"| Deacon Anderson, Kid Murdock and Jerry Crist| 2:35

7-inch single (London Records 45-HL8091, 1954, UK)[6]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Singing Hills"|
2.| "I Hate to See You Cry"|

## Charts

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Chart (1954)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top Country & Western Records[7][clarification needed] | 4

## References

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1. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 September 1954. pp. 36–.
2. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 September 1954. pp. 57–.
3. ^ "Second Hand Songs". Retrieved January 3, 2025.
4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 579\. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
5. ^ a b "Slim Whitman - The Singing Hills / I Hate To See You Cry". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
6. ^ "Slim Whitman – The Singing Hills (1954, Vinyl)". Discogs. November 1954. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
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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