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" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Destiny" |
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.[1] It also reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the United States.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 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 |
References
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for March 4, 1972". RPM. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Anne Murray singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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- 1972 singles
- Gordon Lightfoot songs
- Anne Murray songs
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Song recordings produced by Brian Ahern (producer)
- Song recordings produced by Lenny Waronker
- Songs written by Gordon Lightfoot
- RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- Capitol Records singles
- 1971 songs
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