| "Durham Town (The Leavin')" | ||||
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| Single by Roger Whittaker | ||||
| from the album This is...Roger Whittaker | ||||
| B-side | "Storm" | |||
| Released | October 1969 | |||
| Genre | Vocal pop Contemporary folk | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia (UK)
RCA Victor (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Whittaker | |||
| Producer(s) | Denis Preston | |||
| Roger Whittaker singles chronology | ||||
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"Durham Town (The Leavin')" is a song, written and sung by Roger Whittaker, released as a single in 1969. It spent 18 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 12.[1][2] In 1976, the song reached No. 8 on Canada's RPM "Pop Music Playlist",[3] while reaching No. 23 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[4] The song was also recorded in French translation under the title "Mon pays bleu".
- ^ Durham Town (The Leavin') - By: Roger Whittaker, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 10, 2015
- ^ Roger Whittaker - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 11, 2015
- ^ "RPM Pop Music Playlist", RPM Weekly, Volume 24, Ed. 23 March 6, 1976. Accessed October 10, 2015
- ^ Roger Whittaker - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 11, 2015