Temma Harbour
| "Temma Harbour" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of variant picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Mary Hopkin | ||||
| B-side | "Lontano Dagli Occhi" | |||
| Released | 16 January 1970 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Philamore Lincoln | |||
| Producer(s) | Mickie Most | |||
| Mary Hopkin singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Temma Harbour" is a song written by Robert Anson, under the pseudonym Philamore Lincoln, who released it on his album The North Wind Blew South in January 1970. The song refers to an inlet of the same name on the island of Tasmania.
The song is better known for the version by Welsh folk singer Mary Hopkin, also released in January 1970. It was her first single on Apple Records not to be produced by Paul McCartney, but instead by Mickie Most, who also rearranged the song. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1][2]
Cash Box said that "a bit of folk, and just a taste of the steel-band touch hidden in strings makes this a refreshing change from the ballad norm."[3] Billboard called it an "infectious rhythm item."[4] Record World predicted that "Temma Harbour" would replicate the success of her previous two singles.[5]
The B-side, "Lontano Dagli Occhi", was written by Sergio Endrigo and Sergio Bardotti and Hopkin's performance had finished in second place at the Sanremo Music Festival in early 1969. Cash Box called it a "striking side with 'Moonlight Sonata' traces and an excellent vocal."[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Temma Harbour" – 3:20
- "Lontano Dagli Occhi" – 3:21
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 6 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] | 42 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8] | 4 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 3 |
| Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[10] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] | 16 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 12 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[13] | 3 |
| Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)[14] | 19 |
| Singapore (Radio Singapore)[15] | 1 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[1] | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 39 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] | 4 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mary Hopkin: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "Mary Hopkin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ a b "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 7, 1970. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. February 7, 1970. p. 76. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "Single Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 7, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 141. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3802." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3791." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Temma Harbour". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 25 April 1970. p. 63. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mary Hopkin" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Mary Hopkin – Temma Harbour" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 11 April 1970. p. 76. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Mary Hopkin Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
