Musically, the song is slick, horn-driven soul-pop along the lines of the Classics IV or Blood Sweat and Tears' poppier moments, just the sort of thing that had its chart heyday around this time. The song became Royals breakthrough single, reaching number nine on the pop charts and briefly making the vocalist into a teen idol. In fact, other than a line about how all the other girls in town criticized her (itself quickly countered with the rejoinder "But all the boys, they idolized her"), the overall tone is simply one of fond remembrance of the town hussy, one who didn't come to a bad end, but who simply married a rich guy and moved away. What's fascinating about this song is that unlike a lot of very similar character studies from the period, there's not an overtly moral twist in the last verse. The album landed on The Billboard 200 chart, reaching 100 in 1970. Billy Joe Royal Format CD Release Year 2016 Release Title CHERRY Hill Park Genre Country Dimensions Item Length 5.06 in Item Height 0.40 in Item Width 4.90 in Item Weight 0.26lb. The song 'Cherry Hill Park' hit 15 on The Billboard Hot 100. Although the lyrics deal almost entirely in innuendo, there's little left to the imagination about Mary Hill, who was "such a thrill after dark," and the sort of "games" she got up to in the titular greensward. Cherry Hill Park is the third studio album by Billy Joe Royal released in 1969, four years after his hit album Down in the Boondocks. ATLANTIC AMERICA 91064 Tell It Like It Is 1989 10.00 COLUMBIA CS 9974 Cherry Hill Park 1969 25.00 KAT FAMILY JW 37342 Billy Joe Royal 1982 10.00 MERCURY. Musically, the song is slick, horn-driven soul-pop along the lines of the Classics IV or Blood Sweat and Tears' poppier moments, just the sort of thing that had its chart heyday around this time.Billy Joe Royal's last chart single came four years after his 1965 breakthrough "Down in the Boondocks," but where that single had a tinge of early '60s innocence about it, "Cherry Hill Park" is…well, innocent is among the last words that come to mind. Billy Joe Royals last chart single came four years after his 1965 breakthrough 'Down in the Boondocks,' but where that single had a tinge of early 60s innocence about it, 'Cherry Hill Park' iswell, innocent is.
Get track information, read reviews, listen to it streaming, and more at AllMusic. What's fascinating about this song is that unlike a lot of very similar character studies from the period, there's not an overtly moral twist in the last verse. Explore Cherry Hill Park by Billy Joe Royal. His 1969 single, 'Cherry Hill Park', peaked at No. Stream songs including 'You Can't Manufacture Love', 'Mama Song' and more. when Royal released it in 1967, but a later remake by The Osmonds was a much greater success. Rose Hills claims to be 'the single largest memorial park in the world,' at approximately 1400 acres. Listen to Cherry Hill Park by Billy Joe Royal on Apple Music.
Although the lyrics deal almost entirely in innuendo, there's little left to the imagination about Mary Hill, who was "such a thrill after dark," and the sort of "games" she got up to in the titular greensward. Another South composition, 'Yo-Yo', just missed the top 40 in Canada and charted poorly in the U.S.
Billy Joe Royal's last chart single came four years after his 1965 breakthrough "Down in the Boondocks," but where that single had a tinge of early '60s innocence about it, "Cherry Hill Park" is…well, innocent is among the last words that come to mind.
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