Gunhill Road

For other uses, see Gun Hill Road.
Gunhill Road
Also known asGun Hill Road
OriginMount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1969-1976
  • 2011
  • 2014
  • 2019-present
Labels
MembersBrian Koonin
  • Steve Goldrich
  • Paul Reisch
  • Michael Harrison
Past members
  • Gil Roman
  • Glenn Leopold
  • Larry Cullen
Websitewww.gunhillroadmusic.com

Gunhill Road are an American rock band formed in 1969 in Mount Vernon, New York. The band was founded by guitarist Glenn Leopold, pianist Steve Goldrich, and bassist Gil Roman, who was replaced by Paul Reisch in 1973. They are best known for their lone pop hit, "Back When My Hair Was Short", which peaked at number 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in June 1973. On the Cash Box Top 100, the song reached number 25, and spent 15 weeks on the chart.[1] It reached number 37 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2] In Canada, the song reached number 53.[3]

  1. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 6/30/73". Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 103.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)