"Morning Side of the Mountain" is a song written by Larry Stock and Dick Manning and first recorded in 1951 by Tommy Edwards. It settled at #24 on the pop chart. Edwards re-recorded it in 1959, reaching #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. The re-release was featured as the B-side of Edwards' other hit, a cover of Johnnie Ray's 1952 success, "Please Mr. Sun."
Donny & Marie Osmond cover Late in 1974, Donny & Marie Osmond released a version which scored #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart. The song charted equally well in Canada and the UK.
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1974–1975)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)34Canada RPM Top Singles8Canada RPM Adult Contemporary1UK 5U.S. Billboard Hot 1008U.S. Billboard Easy Listening1U.S. Cash Box Top 1006
Year-end charts Chart (1975)RankCanada RPM Top Singles 81UK 76U.S. Billboard Hot 10074U.S. Cash Box 90U.S. Billboard Easy Listening22
See also List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.)
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