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"Cotton Jenny" Single by Anne Murray from the album Talk It Over in the Morning B-side "Destiny" Released January 1972 Genre Country pop Length 2:59 Label Capitol Writer(s) Gordon Lightfoot Anne Murray singles chronology "I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
(1971)"Cotton Jenny"
(1971)"Robbie's Song for Jesus"
(1972)"Cotton Jenny" is a single by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. The song was written by Gordon Lightfoot, who originally recorded it on his 1971 album Summer Side of Life. Murray's version was released in January 1972 as was the first single from her album Talk It Over in the Morning. It peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] It also reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the United States.[2]
Chart performance
Chart (1972) Peak
positionCanadian RPM Country Tracks 1 Canadian RPM Top Singles 1 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 11 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 71 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 32 References
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for March 4, 1972". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7503&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=pehc3ibi923a948fnakfsbida1. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Anne Murray singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/anne-murray-p1741/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
Preceded by
"It's Four in the Morning"
by Faron YoungRPM Country Tracks
number-one single
March 4, 1972Succeeded by
"Ann (Don't Go Runnin')"
by Tommy OverstreetAnne Murray Studio albums What About Me · This Way Is My Way · Honey, Wheat and Laughter · Straight, Clean and Simple · Talk It Over in the Morning · Anne Murray / Glen Campbell · Annie · Danny's Song · Love Song · Highly Prized Possession · Keeping In Touch · Together · There's a Hippo in My Tub · Let's Keep It That Way · New Kind of Feeling · I'll Always Love You · Somebody's Waiting · Where Do You Go When You Dream · The Hottest Night of the Year · A Little Good News · Heart Over Mind · Something to Talk About · Harmony · As I Am · You Will · Yes I Do · Croonin' · Anne Murray · What a Wonderful World · Country Croonin' · I'll Be Seeing You · Anne Murray Duets: Friends & LegendsChristmas albums Christmas Wishes · Anne Murray Christmas · The Season Will Never Grow Old · Best of the Season · My Christmas Favorites · What a Wonderful Christmas · Anne Murray's Christmas AlbumCompilations Snowbird · Country · A Country Collection · Anne Murray's Greatest Hits · Country Hits · Songs of the Heart · Love Songs · Greatest Hits Volume II · From Springhill to the World · The Very Best of Anne Murray · 15 of the Best · Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances · Now & Forever · The Best…So Far · An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray · All of MeNo. 1 singles "Snowbird" · "Sing High, Sing Low" · "A Stranger in My Place" · "It Takes Time" · "Talk It Over in the Morning" · "I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix" · "Cotton Jenny" · "Danny's Song" · "What About Me" · "A Love Song" · "He Thinks I Still Care" · "Son of a Rotten Gambler" · "You Won't See Me" · "You Needed Me" · "I Just Fall in Love Again" · "Shadows in the Moonlight" · "Broken Hearted Me" · "Daydream Believer" · "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" · "Could I Have This Dance" · "Blessed Are the Believers" · "We Don't Have to Hold Out" · "It's All I Can Do" · "Another Sleepless Night" · "Hey! Baby" · "Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye" · "A Little Good News" · "Just Another Woman in Love" · "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" · "Time Don't Run Out on Me" · "Now and Forever (You and Me)"Related articles Categories:- 1972 singles
- Anne Murray songs
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Songs written by Gordon Lightfoot
- RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- 1970s country song stubs
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