Canadian Sunset

For the Andy Williams album, see Canadian Sunset (album).
"Canadian Sunset"
Single by Eddie Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter
from the album Canadian Sunset
ReleasedJuly 1956
GenrePop, Jazz
LabelRCA Victor 6537
Composer(s)Eddie Heywood
Lyricist(s)Norman Gimbel
Eddie Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter singles chronology
"Land of Dreams"
(1954) 		"Canadian Sunset"
(1956)

"Canadian Sunset" is a popular song with music by jazz pianist Eddie Heywood and lyrics by Norman Gimbel. An instrumental version by Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 7 on the R&B chart in 1956.[1] A version sung by Andy Williams was also popular that year, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard chart.[2] The Sounds Orchestral, conducted by Johnny Pearson, hit the Easy Listening chart reaching No. 14 and the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965 reaching No. 76.[3] In Canada their version reached No.25 on the Top 40 charts.[4]

  1. ^ Eddie Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter, "Canadian Sunset" chart positions, Musicvf.com, Retrieved June 3, 2013
  2. ^ Andy Williams, "Canadian Sunset" chart positions, Musicvf.com, Retrieved June 3, 2013
  3. ^ Sounds Orchestral, "Canadian Sunset" chart positions, Musicvf.com, Retrieved June 3, 2013
  4. ^ "RPM Top 40 Singles - August 9, 1965" (PDF).