North Wind (song)

"North Wind"
Single by Slim Whitman
A-side"North Wind"
"Darlin' Don't Cry"
Released1953
Length2:40
LabelImperial
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)
Audio
"North Wind" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboardpositive ("New Records to Watch" pick)[1]
Billboardpositive[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."North Wind"Rod Morris2:40
2."Darlin' Don't Cry"Jerry Crist2:40

Charts

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

References

  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.