The Cry of the Wild Goose
| "The Cry of the Wild Goose" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Frankie Laine | ||||
| B-side | "Black Lace" | |||
| Released | 1950 | |||
| Format | Vinyl record (10" 78 RPM) | |||
| Recorded | 1950 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Mercury 5363 | |||
| Writer(s) | Terry Gilkyson | |||
| Frankie Laine singles chronology | ||||
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"The Cry of the Wild Goose" is a 1950 song written by Terry Gilkyson. Originally performed by Frankie Laine, the song was the third of three consecutive number-one hits for him, following the previous year's hits "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Mule Train". The song was released as a 78 rpm vinyl record in early 1950 by Mercury Records with a catalog number of 5363.
The Laine version spent two weeks at number-one on the Billboard Most Played by Jockeys music chart in March 1950.[1]
The song was later covered by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories: 1890–1954. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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