TOP 100 COUNTRY/ POP CROSSOVER SONGS. This post: #70-61. Continues: tomorrow.
Caffè Lattè presents:
THE TOP 100
CountryπΎPop Crossover
SONGS
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YOU’RE STILL THE ONE
Shania Twain 1997
Canadian singer Shania Twain released ‘Come On Over’ in 1997. “You’re Still The One” was lifted as a single from that album the following year. The song reached #1 on both the Country and Adult Contemporary charts. It also peaked at #2 Pop in America. Worldwide, the love song was a Top 10 hit and also made pole position in Australia.
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HARPER VALLEY P.T.A.
Jeannie C. Riley 1968
Tom T. Hall penned “Harper Valley P.T.A.”. It was Jeannie C. Riley’s debut single. As well as spending 3 weeks at the top of the US Country Chart, the single made #1 Pop. Riley won a Grammy Award for the song.
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IF NOT FOR YOU
Olivia Newton-John 1971
Bob Dylan wrote and recorded the original version of “If Not For You” A remake by George Harrison followed. Olivia Newton-John’s cover was the next noteworthy version of the song. The single topped the US Easy Listening Chart and was a Top 10 smash in Britain, New Zealand and South Africa.
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BLUE BAYOU
Linda Ronstadt 1977
Linda Ronstadt covered Roy Orbison’s 1963 hit “Blue Bayou” for her ‘Simple Dreams’ album. Her rendition made the Top 3 in America (Pop, Country and Easy Listening), Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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FROM THIS MOMENT ON
Shania Twain 1997
Shania Twain topped the US Adult Contemporary Chart with “From This Moment On”. Released as the fourth single from ‘Come On Over’, the song peaked at #4 Pop. The disc also went Top 10 in Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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COWARD OF THE COUNTY
Kenny Rogers 1979
“Coeward Of The County” was included on the 1979 album ‘Kenny’. The song reached #1 Country in January 1980, remaining in pole position for 3 weeks. It also made the Top 5 on the Pop and Easy Listening charts. The story song proved popular around the world, reaching #1 in Britain and Canada. It also went Top 10 in Australia, New Zealand and in many European countries.
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YOU NEEDED ME
Anne Murray 1978
The Grammy Award-winning “You Needed Me” was a US and Canadian #1 single for Anne Murray. The song crossed over to the Country and Easy Listening charts where it made the Top 5.
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COAT OF MANY COLORS
Dolly Parton 1971
Dolly Parton was one of 12 children in an impoverished family. Her humble origins formed the inspiration for the self-penned ‘Coat Of Many Colors’. The song dented the American and Canadian Country charts.
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CRYING
K.D. Lang & Roy Orbison 1987
Roy Orbison’s original version of “Crying” was a chart hit in 1961. The Big O revisited his sad song with K.D. Lang. The new version appeared on his ‘King Of Hearts’ album and the ‘Hiding Out’ film soundtrack.
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TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS
John Denver 1971
John Denver made his way to #2 on the US Pop Chart with “Take Me Home, Country Roads”. He helped co-write the song which celebrates West Virginia.
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