Past the Point of Rescue (song)
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"Past the Point of Rescue" is the title of a song written by Mick Hanly and recorded by American country music artist Hal Ketchum
. It was released in February 1992 as the third single from Ketchum's album Past the Point of Rescue
. It was written by Mick Hanly (of Moving Hearts
) and had previously been recorded by Mary Black
who had a hit with it in Ireland in 1988 and included it on her album No Frontiers
. Ketchum's version of the song reached #2 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart in May 1992 and #1 on the RPM
Country Tracks chart in Canada.
has made a locally successful cover version featuring norwegian lyrics about a reindeer hunter who gets lost in the mountain.
Hal Ketchum
Hal Michael Ketchum is an American country music artist. He has released ten studio albums since 1986, including nine for the Curb and Asylum-Curb labels. Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue is his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry...
. It was released in February 1992 as the third single from Ketchum's album Past the Point of Rescue
Past the Point of Rescue
Past the Point of Rescue is the title of an album released by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. His first major-label album, it was released in 1991 on Curb Records and has been certified gold by the RIAA. The album produced four singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &...
. It was written by Mick Hanly (of Moving Hearts
Moving Hearts
Moving Hearts is an Irish folk-rock band formed in 1981. They followed in the footsteps of Horslips in combining Irish traditional music with rock and roll, and also added elements of jazz to their sound.-Career:...
) and had previously been recorded by Mary Black
Mary Black
Mary Black is an Irish singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland, and in many other parts of the world....
who had a hit with it in Ireland in 1988 and included it on her album No Frontiers
No Frontiers
No Frontiers is a music album by Irish singer Mary Black. This ground-breaking album assured Black's status as one of Ireland's most respected artists in Europe and also in the US, where the release of the album greatly increased her popularity. It went straight to the top of the Irish album chart...
. Ketchum's version of the song reached #2 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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 May 1992 and #1 on the RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Cover versions
Norwegian country rock group HellbilliesHellbillies
The Hellbillies are a Norwegian country rock group formed in 1990. As of 2010, they have released twelve albums—including a compilation and two live albums—as well as one live concert DVD...
has made a locally successful cover version featuring norwegian lyrics about a reindeer hunter who gets lost in the mountain.
Chart performance
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |