Our Winter Love
| "Our Winter Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bill Pursell | ||||
| from the album Our Winter Love | ||||
| B-side | "A Wound Time Can't Erase" | |||
| Released | January 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Cowell | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Law & Frank Jones | |||
| Bill Pursell singles chronology | ||||
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"Our Winter Love" is an instrumental composition by Johnny Cowell, which was a hit single for Bill Pursell. Pursell's version was recorded in 1962,[1] and was released as a single in January 1963.[2]
Bill Pursell version
[edit]While the Bill Pursell version is largely an instrumental, primarily piano with strings, some riffs are vocalized by a chorus of female and male singers. While it wasn't intended to be a Christmas song, some easy listening and adult contemporary radio stations have the Bill Pursell version on their Christmas music playlists.
Chart performance
[edit]"Our Winter Love" spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963, peaking at No. 9 on March 30,[3] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[4][5] No. 20 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart,[6][7] No. 12 in Australia,[8] and No. 25 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[9] Bill Pursell's version was ranked No. 54 on Billboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1963".[10]
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| US Billboard Middle-Road Singles | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 20 |
| Australia - Music Maker[8] | 12 |
| Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 25 |
The Lettermen version
[edit]In 1966, The Lettermen released a version, with lyrics written by Bob Tubert.[11] This vocal version spent 4 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967, peaking at No. 72,[12] while reaching No. 16 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[13][14] No. 12 on Record World's "Top Non-Rock" chart,[15] and No. 91 on Canada's "RPM 100".[16]
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 16 |
| US Record World Top Non-Rock | 12 |
| Canada - RPM 100 | 91 |
Other versions
[edit]- In 1963, a version by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra, was released as the lead track on his album 1963's Early Hits.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Reviews of New Singles", Billboard, December 1, 1962. p. 26. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ^ M.C. ANTIL (November 9, 2010). "Song of the Day:<"Our Winter Love"".
- ^ Hot 100 - Bill Pursell Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Adult Contemporary - Bill Pursell Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, March 30, 1963. p. 40. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Bill Pursell Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Hot R&B Singles", Billboard, April 13, 1963. p. 24. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, June 8, 1963. p. 31. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - Week of January 7, 1963. Chart Number 302". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ "Top Records of 1963", Billboard, Section II, December 28, 1963. p. 30. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ Wood, Herb. "Nashville Scene", Billboard, December 24, 1966. p. 43. Accessed August 1, 2016.
- ^ Hot 100 - The Lettermen Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Adult Contemporary - The Lettermen Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, February 18, 1967. p. 16. Accessed August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Record World's Top Non-Rock", Record World, February 18, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 6, No. 25, February 18, 1967. Accessed August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Dot: The Nation's Best Selling Records", Billboard, September 28, 1963. p. 23. Accessed August 1, 2016.
