The Church on Cumberland Road

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"The Church on Cumberland Road"

Single by Shenandoah

from the album The Road Not Taken

B-side

"She Doesn't Cry Anymore"

Released

January 1989

Recorded

1988

Genre

Country

Length

2:58

Shenandoah singles chronology

"Mama Knows"
(1988)

"The Church on Cumberland Road"
(1989)

"Sunday in the South"
(1989)

"The Church on Cumberland Road" is a song written by Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill and Dennis Robbins, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in January 1989 as the second single from their album The Road Not Taken. It was their first number-one hit in both the United States^[1] and Canada. Robbins himself originally recorded the song and it served as the B-side to his 1987 MCA single "Two Of A Kind (Workin’ On A Full House)" which would later become a No. 1 country hit for Garth Brooks in 1991.

Music video

The music video was directed by Larry Boothby. It was the band's first music video, which according to drummer Mike McGuire, helped create more recognition for the band and its members.^[2]

Cover versions

In 2001, on a live CMT special, Rascal Flatts covered the song. It is also the first song the members of Rascal Flatts performed live together before officially forming in 1999.

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	30
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	29

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 311.
^ Vincent Rodriguez Jr. (March 17, 1989). "Now people know how Shenandoah looks". Corpus Christi Caller Times. pp. 3E. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6336." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 1, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
^ "Shenandoah Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

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Chris Lucas (Roach) Mike McGuire Jamie Michael Stan Munsey Marty Raybon Ralph Ezell Stan Thorn Rocky Thacker Curtis Wright Brent Lamb Mike Folsom Jim Seales Doug Stokes Jimmy Yeary
Studio albums	Shenandoah The Road Not Taken Extra Mile Long Time Comin' Under the Kudzu In the Vicinity of the Heart
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Super Hits
Notable singles	"Stop the Rain" "She Doesn't Cry Anymore" "Mama Knows" "The Church on Cumberland Road" "Sunday in the South" "Two Dozen Roses" "See If I Care" "Next to You, Next to Me" "Ghost in This House" "I Got You" "The Moon Over Georgia" "Rock My Baby" "Hey Mister (I Need This Job)" "Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'" "Janie Baker's Love Slave" "I Want to Be Loved Like That" "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)" "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)" "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)"
Related articles	Discography Raybon Brothers Raybon Brothers "Butterfly Kisses"

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