"Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman

Harold Dorman

Harold Dorman was an American rock and roll singer and songwriter.Harold Kenneth Dorman was born in Drew, Mississippi. He wrote a song called "Mountain of Love", which he released as a single in 1960 on the Rita record label. The song became a hit in the U.S., reaching #7 on the R&B singles chart...

 (also known as Harold Kenneth Dorman). Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It performed well, becoming his only top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. It was the highest charting single of his career.

In 1964, Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers is an American rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. His styles include folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material...

 released his remake as a single. This version also proved popular, charting at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 .

In 1968, singer Ronnie Dove

Ronnie Dove

Ronnie Dove is an American pop and country musician.Born in Herndon, VA, Ronnie began his singing career in the clubs of Baltimore. He formed a group, The Belltones, and they played Baltimore and the East Coast for four years...

 had a minor hit when he released his version as a single on Diamond Records.

Other artists to record the song include The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...

 (on their 1965 album Beach Boys' Party!

Beach Boys' Party!

Beach Boys' Party! is an album of cover songs by American rock and roll band The Beach Boys that was marketed during the lucrative Christmas season. The original album release included a sheet of photographs of the band 'appearing' to be at the party at hand. It was The Beach Boys' tenth album...

), Tommy Cash

Tommy Cash

Tommy Cash, , is a singer-songwriter and younger brother of Johnny Cash.-Biography:Cash was born in Dyess, Arkansas, youngest of four sons and three daughters of Ray and Carrie Cash, and eight years after his brother, Johnny Cash. He formed his first band in high school. After high school...

, Narvel Felts

Narvel Felts

Narvel Felts is an American country music singer. Known for his soaring tenor and high falsetto, Felts enjoyed his greatest success during the 1970s, most famously 1975's "Reconsider Me."-Career:...

, and Jerry Lawson

Jerry Lawson

Jerry Lawson is a lead singer, producer, musical arranger, performer, best known as the original lead singer of The Persuasions.Born as Jerome E. Lawson in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, he was raised in Apopka, Florida...

 and Talk of the Town (on their 2007 album Jerry Lawson Talk of the Town. Bobby G. Rice

Bobby G. Rice

Robert Gene Rice is an American country music singer-songwriter, known professionally as Bobby G. Rice. Between 1970 and 1988, Rice released nine albums and charted thirty songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...

 took a rendition to #20 on the country music charts in 1971.

Charley Pride version

In December 1981, Charley Pride

Charley Pride

Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...

 released a cover version, which topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart in March 1982 . Charley Pride's version of "Mountain of Love" became his twenty-sixth number one on the country chart. Both Pride and Dorman are natives of Sledge, Mississippi

Sledge, Mississippi

Sledge is a town located in Quitman County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 529.Famous African American Country singer Charley Pride is from Sledge. Leroy Brown was an actual man from the area who may have very well have been the inspiration for the Jim Croce...

.

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
New Zealand Singles Chart	41
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1