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Our Winter Love

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"Our Winter Love"
Single by Bill Pursell
from the album Our Winter Love
B-side"A Wound Time Can't Erase"
ReleasedJanuary 1963
Recorded1962
GenreEasy listening
Length2:22
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Johnny Cowell
Producer(s)Don Law & Frank Jones
Bill Pursell singles chronology
"Our Winter Love"
(1963)
"Loved"
(1963)

"Our Winter Love" is an instrumental composition by Johnny Cowell, which was a hit single for Bill Pursell. Pursell's version was recorded in 1962,[1] and was released as a single in January 1963.[2]

Bill Pursell version

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While the Bill Pursell version is largely an instrumental, primarily piano with strings, some riffs are vocalized by a chorus of female and male singers. While it wasn't intended to be a Christmas song, some easy listening and adult contemporary radio stations have the Bill Pursell version on their Christmas music playlists.

Chart performance

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"Our Winter Love" spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963, peaking at No. 9 on March 30,[3] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[4][5] No. 20 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart,[6][7] No. 12 in Australia,[8] and No. 25 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[9] Bill Pursell's version was ranked No. 54 on Billboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1963".[10]

Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 9
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles 4
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles 20
Australia - Music Maker[8] 12
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 25

The Lettermen version

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In 1966, The Lettermen released a version, with lyrics written by Bob Tubert.[11] This vocal version spent 4 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967, peaking at No. 72,[12] while reaching No. 16 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[13][14] No. 12 on Record World's "Top Non-Rock" chart,[15] and No. 91 on Canada's "RPM 100".[16]

Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 72
US Billboard Easy Listening 16
US Record World Top Non-Rock 12
Canada - RPM 100 91

Other versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Reviews of New Singles", Billboard, December 1, 1962. p. 26. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  2. ^ M.C. ANTIL (November 9, 2010). "Song of the Day:<"Our Winter Love"".
  3. ^ Hot 100 - Bill Pursell Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Adult Contemporary - Bill Pursell Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, March 30, 1963. p. 40. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  6. ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Bill Pursell Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B Singles", Billboard, April 13, 1963. p. 24. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, June 8, 1963. p. 31. Accessed July 31, 2016.
  9. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - Week of January 7, 1963. Chart Number 302". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  10. ^ "Top Records of 1963", Billboard, Section II, December 28, 1963. p. 30. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  11. ^ Wood, Herb. "Nashville Scene", Billboard, December 24, 1966. p. 43. Accessed August 1, 2016.
  12. ^ Hot 100 - The Lettermen Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  13. ^ Adult Contemporary - The Lettermen Our Winter Love Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  14. ^ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, February 18, 1967. p. 16. Accessed August 1, 2016.
  15. ^ "Record World's Top Non-Rock", Record World, February 18, 1967. p. 32. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  16. ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 6, No. 25, February 18, 1967. Accessed August 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "Dot: The Nation's Best Selling Records", Billboard, September 28, 1963. p. 23. Accessed August 1, 2016.