Cherry Hill Park
| "Cherry Hill Park" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| A-side | "Helping Hand" |
"Cherry Hill Park" was written by Robert Nix and Billy Gilmore, and sung by Billy Joe Royal. The song was arranged by Buddy Buie, James Cobb, and Emory Gordy, Jr. and produced by Buddy Buie and Bill Lowery. It was a hit in 1969 reaching #15 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] and the Cash Box chart. It came off his 1969 album Cherry Hill Park.
Content
The subject of the song is Mary Hill, a girl who has sexual liaisons with various boys at the titular Cherry Hill Park, as noted in the barely disguised double entendre lyrics. However, she "marries away" to a "man with money".
Royal came up with the song's title after a friend described seeing Cherry Hill, New Jersey on a visit to nearby Pennsylvania.[2]
Mixes
Different mixes of this song exist, some with additional background vocals in the song's bridge, others in varying lengths, the longest version available being 3:17, with an extended finale running 33 seconds longer than the common single version.
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