The Swiss Maid
1962 song by Del Shannon
"The Swiss Maid" | |
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Song by Del Shannon | |
Released | 1962 |
Songwriter(s) | Roger Miller |
"The Swiss Maid" is a song written by country singer/songwriter Roger Miller, who recorded it in 1961 under the title "Fair Swiss Maiden".[1]
Cover versions
The song became a hit for Del Shannon in 1962, whose recording featured a distinctive yodel by the artist, popularly used in some country music of the time. The single peaked at number 64 on the US Billboard charts.[2] It was the only record of Del Shannon's early career to cross to the Billboard Easy Listening chart, where it peaked at number 19.[3] Outside the US, "The Swiss Maid" reached number 2 on the UK chart and number one in Australia.
References
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Del Shannon
- Runaway with Del Shannon (1961)
- Hats Off to Del Shannon (1963)
- Little Town Flirt (1963)
- Handy Man (1964)
- Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams (1965)
- 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon (1965)
- This Is My Bag (1966)
- Total Commitment (1966)
- The Further Adventures of Charles Westover (1968)
- Drop Down and Get Me (1981)
- Rock On! (1991)
- Home and Away (2006)
- The Dublin Sessions (2017)
- Live in England (1973)
- "Runaway"
- "Hats Off to Larry"
- "The Swiss Maid"
- "Little Town Flirt"
- "Two Kinds of Teardrops"
- "From Me to You"
- "Handy Man"
- "Do You Want to Dance"
- "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)"
- "Stranger in Town
- "Sea of Love"
- "Go, Jimmy, Go"
- Discography