Durham Town (The Leavin')

"Durham Town (The Leavin')"
Single by Roger Whittaker
from the album This is...Roger Whittaker
B-side"Storm"
ReleasedOctober 1969
GenreVocal pop
Contemporary folk
Length3:08
LabelColumbia (UK)
RCA Victor (US)
Songwriter(s)Roger Whittaker
Producer(s)Denis Preston
Roger Whittaker singles chronology
"Mistral"
(1969)
"Durham Town (The Leavin')"
(1969)
"I Don't Believe in If Anymore"
(1970)

"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".

  1. ^ Durham Town (The Leavin') - By: Roger Whittaker, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 10, 2015
  2. ^ Roger Whittaker - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 11, 2015
  3. ^ "RPM Pop Music Playlist", RPM Weekly, Volume 24, Ed. 23 March 6, 1976. Accessed October 10, 2015
  4. ^ Roger Whittaker - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed October 11, 2015