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"Tight Rope"
Song
B-side"This Masquerade"

"Tight Rope" is the debut 1972 hit single by singer-songwriter Leon Russell. It was the lead track on his LP, Carney.

The song reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, it reached number five.

The B-side of 45 RPM for "Tight Rope" was "This Masquerade," which became a Top 10 hit by George Benson in 1976.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles[1] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 10
WLS survey (Chicago) [2] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 104

References

  1. ^ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4210&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=gggvab7nmhjkkohh72nctmr274
  2. ^ http://www.users.qwest.net/~oldiesloon/wls101672.htm
  3. ^ http://www.bullfrogspond.com/whitburn/1972wye.htm
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