Moody River

"Moody River"
Moody River by Pat Boone
Single by Pat Boone
from the album Moody River
B-side	"A Thousand Years"
Released	May 1961
Recorded	April 8, 1961
Studio	Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genre	Country pop
Length	2:41
Label	Dot
Songwriter(s)	Gary D. Bruce
Producer(s)	Randy Wood
Pat Boone singles chronology
"The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine)" (1960) "Moody River" (1961) "Big Cold Wind" (1961)

"Moody River" is a song written by and originally performed by country rockabilly singer Chase Webster (real name Gary Daniel Bruce, not to be confused with Gary Bruce, the drummer of The Knack).

Pat Boone recorded and released his own version in May 1961, where it reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following month.^[1] This was the title track from one of Boone's better-selling albums. Boone sang this song as if he were in pain.