Ribbon of Darkness

"Ribbon of Darkness" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot that was released in 1965 as a single by Marty Robbins. The song was Robbins' eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart, where it would spend one week at the top and a total of nineteen weeks on the chart.^[1]

Lightfoot's own version was released as single in 1965^[2] and included in 1966 debut album Lightfoot! and again for his 1975 compilation album Gord's Gold. The latter recording features the song in a medley with "I'm Not Sayin'", as does the live recording from Lightfoot's 1969 Sunday Concert album.

Contents

1 Other cover versions
2 Chart performance
- 2.1 Marty Robbins
- 2.2 Connie Smith
3 References

Other cover versions

In 1969, Connie Smith made the top 20 on the country chart with her version, peaking at #13.^[3]
Crystal Gayle sang the song in her first television appearance. [1]

Chart performance

Marty Robbins

Chart (1965)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	3

Connie Smith

Chart (1969)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	13
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 294.
^ http://www.lightfoot.ca/single60.htm
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 320.

Preceded by "What's He Doing in My World" by Eddy Arnold	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single (Marty Robbins version) June 19, 1965	Succeeded by "Before You Go" by Buck Owens
Preceded by "Cajun Love" by Lucille Starr	RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Connie Smith version) June 23, 1969	Succeeded by "Singing My Song" by Tammy Wynette

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