Canadian Pacific (song) explained

Canadian Pacific
Type:single
Artist:George Hamilton IV
Album:Canadian Pacific
B-Side:Sisters of Mercy
Released:June 1969
Genre:Country
Label:RCA
Prev Title:Back to Denver
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:Carolina in My Mind
Next Year:1969

"Canadian Pacific" is a song written by Ray Griff and recorded by American country music artist George Hamilton IV. It was released in June 1969 as the first single from his album Canadian Pacific. The song, about a cross-Canada trip aboard the eponymous railway, peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1969)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Country Singles25
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary4
Canadian RPM Top Singles9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=george-hamilton-iv-p24401/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} George Hamilton IV singles ]. . 30 March 2011.
  2. Web site: RPM Country Singles for August 2, 1969 . . 30 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022050659/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6022&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=e4mhoj3bt7js4v8e1q5vpva4m6 . 22 October 2012 . dead .