Crawling Up a Hill

"Crawling Up a Hill"
"Crawling Up a Hill"
Single by Katie Melua
from the album Call Off the Search
B-side	"Crawling up a Hill" (live version); "Jack's Room";
Released	19 July 2004
Length	3:29
Label	Dramatico
Songwriter(s)	John Mayall
Producer(s)	Mike Batt
Katie Melua singles chronology

"Crawling Up a Hill"
"Crawling Up a Hill"
Single by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
B-side	"Mr. James"
Released	May 1964
Length	2:15
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	John Mayall
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers singles chronology

"Crawling Up a Hill" is the debut single by English blues rock band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released in 1964. It was written by the band's founder and singer-songwriter John Mayall. A live version is included on the band's 1965 live album, John Mayall Plays John Mayall. The single was the first released recording to feature future Fleetwood Mac core member John McVie on bass.

Personnel

Single version

John Mayall - vocals, organ, harmonica
Bernie Watson - guitar
John McVie - bass
Martin Hart - drums

John Mayall Plays John Mayall live version

John Mayall - vocals, organ, harmonica
Roger Dean - guitar
John McVie - bass
Hughie Flint - drums

Katie Melua version

The song was covered by Georgian-British singer Katie Melua for her debut album, Call Off the Search (2003). It was released as a single in 2004 and peaked at number 46 in the United Kingdom and number 88 in the Netherlands.

Track listing

"Crawling Up a Hill" 3:28
"Crawling Up a Hill" (Live Version) 3:18
"Jack's Room" 5:48
"Crawling Up a Hill" (Video) 3:19

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[2]	88
Scotland (OCC)^[3]	49
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	46
UK Indie (OCC)^[5]	7

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 17 July 2004. p. 39.
^ "Katie Melua – Crawling Up a Hill" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

John Mayall Plays John Mayall 2006 CD reissue liner notes

External links

Katie Melua: Crawling up a Hill at Discogs

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[1] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 17 July 2004. p. 39.

[sc_Dutch100_Katie_Melua-2] "Katie Melua – Crawling Up a Hill" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[sc_Scotland_-3] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[sc_UK_-4] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[sc_UKindie_-5] "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

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v t e John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
John Mayall Eric Clapton Jack Bruce Peter Green John McVie Mick Fleetwood Hughie Flint Mick Taylor Colin Allen Don "Sugarcane" Harris Harvey Mandel Larry Taylor Aynsley Dunbar Dick Heckstall-Smith Andy Fraser Alan Skidmore Keef Hartley Jon Hiseman Rick Vito Henry Lowther Tony Reeves Greg Rzab
Studio albums	Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966) A Hard Road (1967) The Blues Alone (1967) Crusade (1967) Bare Wires (1968) Blues from Laurel Canyon (1968) Empty Rooms (1970) USA Union (1970) Back to the Roots (1971) Ten Years Are Gone (1973) Bottom Line (1979) Wake Up Call (1993) Spinning Coin (1995) Road Dogs (2005) Tough (2009) A Special Life (2014) Find a Way to Care (2015) Talk About That (2017) Nobody Told Me (2019) The Sun Is Shining Down (2022)
Live albums	John Mayall Plays John Mayall (1965) The Turning Point (1969) Jazz Blues Fusion (1972) Ten Years Are Gone (1973) The 1982 Reunion Concert (1992) 70th Birthday Concert (2003) Live from Austin, TX (2007)
Compilation albums	Looking Back (1969) Thru the Years (1971)
Singles	"Crawling Up a Hill" (1964) "I'm Your Witchdoctor" (1965) "Parchman Farm" (1966) "All Your Love" / "Hideaway" (1967)
Related groups	Discography Band members Cream Fleetwood Mac Rolling Stones Canned Heat
Category

v t e Katie Melua
Studio albums	Call Off the Search Piece by Piece Pictures The House Secret Symphony Ketevan In Winter Album No. 8 Love & Money
Compilation albums	The Katie Melua Collection
Live albums	Live at the O² Arena
Singles	"The Closest Thing to Crazy" "Call Off the Search" "Crawling up a Hill" "Nine Million Bicycles" "I Cried for You"/"Just Like Heaven" "Spider's Web" "It's Only Pain" "Shy Boy" "If You Were a Sailboat" "Mary Pickford" "If the Lights Go Out" "Toy Collection" "Two Bare Feet" "The Flood" "A Happy Place" "To Kill You with a Kiss" "Better Than a Dream" "Fields of Gold"
Other singles	"What a Wonderful World" (with Eva Cassidy)
Related	Discography Dramatico