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High on a Windy Hill
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Wikipedia article
"'High on a Windy Hill'" is the first hit song written by the songwriting team of Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney.
It was first recorded in November 1940 by the American singer Lanny Ross (Victor 27254), and was also contemporaneously recorded by Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (Okeh 5883), Will Bradley and his Orchestra (Columbia 35912), Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Decca 3585), Jack Hastings and His Orchestra (Viking 105), Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye (Victor 27232), and Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (Bluebird B-10976). The recording by Gene Krupa reached the second spot on Billboard's list of best selling retail records, while the versions by Jimmy Dorsey and Will Bradley peaked at number seven and nine respectively. Jimmy Dorsey's recording also ranked number 43 on Billboard's 1941 top songs list.
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