Over the Mountain; Across the Sea

"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea"
Single by Johnnie & Joe
B-side	"My Baby's Gone, On, On"
Released	April 1957
Format	Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre	Rhythm & Blues Doo-Wop
Length	2:15
Label	Chess
Writer(s)	Rex Garvin
Johnnie & Joe singles chronology
"It Was There" (1957) "Over the Mountain; Across the Sea" (1957) "I Was So Lonely" (1957)

"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea" is a song written by Rex Garvin.^[1] The song was a hit for Johnnie & Joe in 1957 and Bobby Vinton in 1963.

"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea" was originally released by Johnnie & Joe in 1957. Johnnie & Joe's version reached No. 8 on Billboard's "Top 100 Sides" chart,^[2] No. 3 on Billboard's chart of "R&B Best Sellers in Stores",^[3] and No. 6 on Billboard's chart of "Most Played R&B by Jockeys".^[4]

Bobby Vinton released a cover of the song in 1963. Vinton's version spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 21,^[5] while reaching No. 8 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,^[6][7] and No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.^[8]

Skip & Flip released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1962 single "One More Drink for Julie".^[9]

References

1. "Honor Roll of Hits", Billboard, July 8, 1957. p. 36. Accessed October 21, 2015
2. "Top 100 Sides", Billboard, July 22, 1957. p. 62. Accessed October 21, 2015
3. "R&B Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, June 24, 1957. p. 59. Accessed October 21, 2015
4. "Most Played R&B by Jockeys", Billboard, June 10, 1957. p. 60. Accessed October 21, 2015
5. Bobby Vinton - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 21, 2015
6. Bobby Vinton - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 21, 2015
7. "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, April 27, 1963. p. 40. Accessed October 21, 2015
8. CHUM Hit Parade – Week of April 08, 1963 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart No. 317. CHUM. Accessed December 1, 2015.
9. Skip & Flip, "One More Drink for Julie" single release Retrieved February 12, 2016.