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Down by the Henry Moore

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"Down by the Henry Moore"
Single by Murray McLauchlan
from the album Sweeping the Spotlight Away
Released1975
GenreCountry, pop
Length4:36
LabelTrue North
Songwriter(s)Murray McLauchlan
Producer(s)Bernie Finkelstein
Murray McLauchlan
Murray McLauchlan singles chronology
"Maybe Tonight"
(1975)
"Down by the Henry Moore"
(1975)
"Little Dreamer"
(1975)

"Down by the Henry Moore" is a single by Canadian artist Murray McLauchlan. Released in 1975, it was the fourth single from his album Sweeping the Spotlight Away. The song reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada in August 1975.[1]

The song references several Toronto landmarks, including Kensington Market, The Silver Dollar, and Nathan Phillips Square, as well as the Henry Moore sculpture that is placed nearby.

Chart performance

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 12

References

  1. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for August 9, 1975". RPM. Retrieved 16 March 2011.