Cotton Jenny

"Cotton Jenny" is a song written and recorded by Gordon Lightfoot for his 1971 album Summer Side of Life. The song was later released as a single by Canadian country-pop artist Anne Murray.

Anne Murray version

"Cotton Jenny"
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Talk It Over in the Morning
B-side"Destiny"
ReleasedJanuary 1972
GenreCountry pop
Length2:59
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Gordon Lightfoot
Producer(s)Brian Ahern
Anne Murray singles chronology
"I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
(1971)
"Cotton Jenny"
(1972)
"Robbie's Song for Jesus"
(1972)

Murray's version was released in January 1972 as the first single from her album Talk It Over in the Morning. It peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart. It also reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the United States.

Chart performance

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[1] 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles[2] 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 71
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 32
gollark: https://palladiummag.com/2020/04/01/the-bison-sphere-manifesto/
gollark: <@735272438136569957> > if gamma rays penetrate matter why arent we all dead rnBecause we can tolerate small amounts of radiation fine. There is background alpha/beta radiation around too from radon and stuff.> is it possible background radiation plays a role in evolution?Yes, it causes mutations and there are some fungi which evolved to use radiation for a bit of extra energy.> has background radiation ever changed in earths history?Don't know, but it does vary by place.
gollark: Yes.
gollark: And telescopes probably don't have the resolution to see tiny green dots.
gollark: Very fast relative to space distances.

References

  1. "RPM Country Singles for March 4, 1972". RPM. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. "RPM100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 1 April 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "Anne Murray Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Anne Murray Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.