"Love Song of the Waterfall" is a song written by Bob Nolan.[1] that Bob Nolan was a founding member of.
| Love Song of the Waterfall | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Slim Whitman (The Smilin' Star Duster) |
| A-Side: | "Love Song of the Waterfall" "My Love Is Growing Stale" |
| Released: | 1952 |
| Length: | 2:40 |
| Label: | Imperial |
| Prev Title: | I'll Never Pass This Way Again |
| Prev Title2: | Birmingham Jail |
| Prev Year: | 1949 |
| Title2: | My Love Is Growing Stale |
| Next Title: | Bandera Waltz |
| Next Title2: | End of the World |
| Next Year: | 1952 |
This became Slim Whitman's first hit for the Imperial record label in 1952. (Prior to that, he was with RCA Victor.)[3] He recorded it, along with "My Love Is Growing Stale", "Bandera Waltz", and "End of the World", in November 1951 at KWKH.[4]
"Love Song of the Waterfall" was released as a single (Imperial 8134, with "My Love Is Growing Stale" on the opposite side) in January 1952[5] and by the end of April showed up just under the top ten of the Billboard Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys chart.[6] [7]
On the record's label, Slim Whitman was subtitled as "The Smilin' Star Duster".[8] [12] [13] "The type of lyric Wakely handles best," wrote Daily Variety.[13]
After Slim Whitman, another rendition of the song was released by Jimmy Wakely with the Les Baxter Orchestra (Capitol 2028, c/w "Goodbye, Little Girl").[10]