"SNOWBIRD" A song by the Canadian songwriter Gene MacLellan. Though it has been recorded by many performers (including Bing Crosby, Lynn Anderson, and Elvis Presley), it is best known through Anne Murray's 1969 recording, which—after appearing as an album track in mid-1969—was eventually released as a single in the summer of 1970. It was a No. 2 hit on Canada's pop chart and went to No. 1 on both the Canadian adult contemporary and country charts. The song reached No. 8 on the U.S. pop singles c

Anne Murray performing Snowbird “Snowbird” is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter #GeneMacLellan Though it has been recorded by many performers, it is best known through Anne Murray’s 1969 recording, which—after appearing as an album track in mid-1969—was released as a single in mid-1970. The song was a No. 2 hit on Canada’s pop chart and went to No. 1 on both the Canadian adult contemporary and country charts. The song reached No. 8 on the U.S. pop singles chart, spent six weeks at No.

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