Murray recorded this after watching its composer, Gene MacLellan, perform it on Canadian TV. It was the second song MacLellan had ever written and he penned it in just 25 minutes. He also recorded it for his own 1970 album, Street Corner Preacher, and included an additional verse: My mind says that I only want to be A wanderer and just like you I'm longing to be free But in my hearth I know it just a lie For without her love the vision of my happiness will die
This was Murray's first hit. She started recording when the producer of a show that turned her down as a singer gave her a shot two years later. She became a very popular pop-country crossover artist.
This was the first ever gold record by a Canadian solo female artist.
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