Our Winter Love
| "Our Winter Love" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Bill Pursell | |
| from the album Our Winter Love | |
| B-side | "A Wound Time Can't Erase" |
| Released | 1962 |
| Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM |
| Genre | Easy listening |
| Length | 2:22 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer(s) | Johnny Cowell |
| Producer(s) | Don Law & Frank Jones |
"Our Winter Love" is an instrumental composition by Johnny Cowell, which was a hit single for Bill Pursell. Pursell's version was released in as a single in 1962,[1] and spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963, peaking at No. 9,[2] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[3][4] No. 20 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart,[5] No. 12 in Australia,[6] and No. 25 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[7]
In 1963, a version by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra was released as the lead track on his album 1963's Early Hits.[8]
In 1966, The Lettermen released a version, with lyrics written by Bob Tubert,[9] which spent 4 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967, peaking at No. 72,[10] while reaching No. 16 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[11][12] and No. 91 on Canada's "RPM 100".[13]
Chart performance
- Bill Pursell version
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| US Billboard Middle-Road Singles | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 20 |
| Australia - Music Maker[6] | 12 |
| Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 25 |
- The Lettermen version
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 16 |
| Canada - RPM 100 | 91 |
References
- ↑ "Reviews of New Singles", Billboard, December 1, 1962. p. 26. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ↑ Bill Pursell - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ↑ Bill Pursell - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, March 30, 1963. p. 40. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, April 13, 1963. p. 24. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- 1 2 "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, June 8, 1963. p. 31. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ↑ CHUM Hit Parade - Week of January 7, 1963 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart Number 302. CHUM. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Dot: The Nation's Best Selling Records", Billboard, September 28, 1963. p. 23. Accessed August 1, 2016.
- ↑ Wood, Herb. "Nashville Scene", Billboard, December 24, 1966. p. 43. Accessed August 1, 2016.
- ↑ The Lettermen - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 1, 2016.
- ↑ Bill Pursell - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed August 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, February 18, 1967. p. 16. Accessed August 1, 2016.
- ↑ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 6, No. 25, February 18, 1967. Accessed August 1, 2016.