Suddenly There's a Valley explained

Suddenly There's a Valley
Type:	Single
Artist:	Gogi Grant
Album:	Suddenly There's Gogi Grant
B-Side:	Love Is
Recorded:	1955
Genre:	Traditional pop
Label:	Era
Producer:	Buddy Bregman
Prev Title:	Forget Me Not
Prev Year:	1952
Next Title:	Who Are We?
Next Year:	1956

"Suddenly There's a Valley" is a popular song written by Chuck Meyer and Biff Jones and published in 1955.

The song was a major hit for Gogi Grant (one of only two major ones she had, and one of three that charted for her) in 1955. Her recording was issued by Era Records as catalog number 1003 and reached Billboards Top 100 chart, peaking at No. 9.^[1]

On the Cash Box Best-Selling Record chart, where all versions were combined, the song reached No. 8.^[2]

Other notable recordings

• Jo Stafford – recorded August 12, 1955 (Columbia Records catalog number 40559).^[3] This reached No. 16 in Billboards Top 100 chart.^[4]
• Bing Crosby – recorded November 23, 1955, with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra for Decca Records.^[5]
• Patty Andrews – recorded for Capitol Records.^[6] Charted at No. 69 on Billboard Top 100 in November 1955.
• Julius La Rosa (Cadence Records catalog number 1270) (1955).^[7] This also charted reaching No. 29 in Billboards Top 100.^[8]
• The Mills Brothers – recorded September 1, 1955, for Decca Records (catalog No. 29686).^[9] This also hit the Billboard Top 100 although it is not listed as a best-seller by Cashbox.
• Petula Clark had a Top Ten hit in the 1955 UK Singles Chart with her version. It was her third hit single. It competed in the chart with a version by Lee Lawrence, which peaked at No. 14.^[10]
• Edith Piaf recorded a French-language version, "Soudain une vallée", in February 1956^[11] which outsold all previous versions of the song in Europe, but she never performed it on stage.
• Vera Lynn recorded a German version on 1 December 1955 under the title "Folge dem Rat deines Herzens (Follow your heart's advice)", and it was released as a single in early 1956 on Decca (D 18 172).^[12]
• Jane Froman – included on her album Faith (1956).^[13]
• Dorsey Burnette – included in his album Tall Oak Tree (1960).^[14]
• The Drifters – as the B-side to their single "I Count the Tears" on Atlantic Records. (1960).^[15]
• Andy Williams – included on his album The Village of St. Bernadette (1960).
• The Kingsmen Quartet used the song on a gospel album of the same name in 1971.^[16]
• Reba McEntire recorded the song on her 1980 country album Feel the Fire.
• Glen Campbell recorded the song on his 1989 gospel album Favorite Hymns.

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn. Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 2004. Billboard Books. 0-8230-7499-4. 264. 8th.
2. Web site: Cash Box Archives. Cash Box Archives. October 3, 2017.
3. Web site: Jo Stafford - Suddenly There's A Valley. 29 April 2021. 45cat.com.
4. Book: Whitburn. Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 2004. Billboard Books. 0-8230-7499-4. 595. 8th.
5. Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography. Bingmagazine.com. October 3, 2017.
6. Web site: Patty Andrews – Booga-Da-Woog / Suddenly, There's A Valley (1955, Vinyl). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
7. Web site: Julius LaRosa - Suddenly There's A Valley. 29 April 2021. 45cat.com.
8. Book: Whitburn. Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 2004. Billboard Books. 0-8230-7499-4. 357. 8th.
9. Web site: The Online Discographical Project. 78discography.com. October 3, 2017.
10. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 314.
11. Web site: Edith Piaf – Soudain Une Vallée (1956, Vinyl). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
12. Web site: Vera Lynn - Thank You - Danke schön. 29 April 2021. 45cat.com.
13. Web site: Jane Froman – Faith (1956, Vinyl). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
14. Web site: Vinyl Album: Dorsey Burnette - Tall Oak Tree (1960). 29 April 2021. 45cat.com.
15. Web site: The Drifters - I Count The Tears. 29 April 2021. 45cat.com.
16. Web site: The Kingsmen – Suddenly There's A Valley (1971, Vinyl). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com. 1971 .