| "Bowling Green" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by The Everly Brothers | |
| Released | 1967 |
| Recorded | March 22, 1967 |
| Length | 2:40[1] |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Songwriter(s) | Terry Slater and Jacqueline Ertel |
| Producer(s) | Dick Glasser |
"Bowling Green" is a 1967 single by The Everly Brothers and was written by Terry Slater and Jacqueline Ertel, Phil Everly's wife at the time; Slater was the duo's bass player.
Background[edit]
The song is about Bowling Green, Kentucky, which is about an hour's drive from Central City, Ky., where Don Everly was born. The song features a wind ensemble, and the Everly Brothers imitate the sounds of country guitars by singing "Ching" repeatedly.
This is not the traditional song "I Wish I Was In Bowling Green", also known as "Bowling Green", recorded by Cousin Emmy, the Weavers, the Kossoy Sisters and others.[2]
Chart performance[edit]
The song peaked at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 8, 1967.[3] It was the last time the Everly Brothers cracked the Hot 100 until 1984. Outside the US, "Bowling Green" reached No. 1 in Toronto, Canada for the week of June 17, 1967.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ "45cat - The Everly Brothers - Bowling Green / I Don't Want To Love You". 2022-04-12.
- ^ "I Wish I Was In Bowling Green", with disambiguation notes on "Bowling Green" Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine by Arnold Rypens at The Originals, retrieved February 16, 2014
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
External links[edit]
- "The Everly Brothers". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- LP Discography: Glen Campbell – Gentle On My Mind – Bowling Green
