And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind
"And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" | ||||
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Single by Neil Diamond | ||||
from the album Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show | ||||
B-side | "Merry-Go-Round" | |||
Released | 1970 (Australia) | |||
Genre | Easy Listening, Pop | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Catalano, Neil Diamond | |||
Neil Diamond singles chronology | ||||
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"And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" | ||||
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Single by Mark Lindsay | ||||
from the album Silver Bird | ||||
B-side | "Funny How Little Men Care" | |||
Released | September 1970 (U.S.) | |||
Genre | Easy Listening, Pop | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Fuller | |||
Mark Lindsay singles chronology | ||||
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"And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded in 1969 on his Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show LP. It was also featured on his live LP Hot August Night. Diamond's original became a minor hit in Australia before the song became a U.S. and Canadian hit for Mark Lindsay in the fall of 1970.
Mark Lindsay version
Mark Lindsay, of Paul Revere and the Raiders fame, recorded "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" on his 1970 Silverbird LP. It reached #44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #34 in Canada. It was a bigger Easy Listening hit, reaching the Top 20 in both nations (U.S. #5).
Chart history
- Neil Diamond
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 92 |
- Mark Lindsay
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[1] | 14 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[2] | 34 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 44 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] | 5 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5] | 37 |
Other versions
- "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" was recorded by Elvis Presley on February 17, 1969. It was included on his 1969 LP Back in Memphis, and a posthumously remixed version featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was released on the 2015 album If I Can Dream.
- Billy J. Kramer released it as a non-album single for European issue in 1971.
References
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-11-28. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-11-21. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 141.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 14, 1970
External links
- Lyrics of this song
- Neil Diamond - And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind on YouTube
- Elvis Presley - And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind on YouTube
- Mark Lindsay - And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind on YouTube
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