"Goin' to the Country" is a 1971 single by Canadian rock group Young. It was a hit in Canada and also created interest in the United States.
Background Young recorded "Goin' to the Country" and "Grape Farm" on Ampex AC 1301. Produced by John Driscoll, the A side "Goin' to the Country" was composed by Bruce Gordon and the B side was composed by Rocco Ferrill.The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia - YOUNG45Cat - Young Discography, Canada The two songs were the first published by Skyline North, a new publishing company established by Ampex Music.RPM Weekly, Volume 12 No. 11 May 1, 1971 - Page 31 AMPEX MUSIC ESTABLISH OWN PUBLISHING HOUSEBillboard, March 20, 1971 - Page 3 General News Ampex Sets Skyline North In Publishing Move
Bases on the success of "Goin' to the Country", there was expectation that the follow-up single "The Rain Came Down" bw "We Got Time" would do well. It was given a 75% charting probability.RPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 25 August 7, 1971 - Page 2 Ampex Young group hitting with second deckRPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 25 August 7, 1971 - Page 7 NEW MAPL RELEASES Reception The single was reviewed in the New MAPL Releases section of the 10 April issue of RPM Weekly. The reviewer wrote that the song was heavy enough to make the free-formers pleased and it was good for the Top 40 format and aggressive promotion could get it across the country. There was also speculation that the B side could out-do the A side.RPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 8 April 10, 1971 - Page 7 NEW MAPL RELEASES, YOUNG - Goin' To The Country - Ampex AC 1301-V
It was reported in the 22 May issue of Record World that the Young single which was a big hit in Canada was now being well-received in the US.Record World, May 22, 1971 - Page 51 Ampex Gets Hot (Continued from page 3) Airplay It was reported in the 3 April issue of RPM Weekly that "Goin' to the Country" was seeing regional action.RPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 7 April 3, 1971 - Page 17 RPM REGIONAL ACTION, GOING TO THE COUNTRY Young (Ampex) 4000-V It was reported in the 10 April issue of RPM Weekly that "Goin' to the Country" was seeing regional action.RPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 8 April 10, 1971 - Page 17 RPM REGIONAL ACTION, GOING TO THE COUNTRY Young (Ampex) 4000-V It was reported on page 11 that the regional action was strong.RPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 8 April 10, 1971 - Page 11 New Ampex recording unit, Young, now seeing s It was still seeing regional action with "Going To The Country" deck. This trend continued into the following week.RPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 9 April 17, 1971 - Page 17 RPM REGIONAL ACTION, GOING TO THE COUNTRY Young (Ampex) 4000-V
It was smash at nineteen Canadian stations which included CKOC, CKOM, CKBB, CKDH, CKFH, CHLO, CJRW and CKCW.Billboard, May 29, 1971 - Page 61 twenty reasons to believe in Canada!s hottest new group YOUNG... and their new single "Goin' to the Country" Charts For the week of 24 April, the single debuted at No. 80 on the RPM Weekly RPM 100 Singles chart.RPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 10 April 24, 1971 - Page 9 RPM100 SINGLES, April 24, 1971, This week 80, 1 week ago ..., 2 weeks ago ..., GOING TO THE COUNTRY Young-Ampex -4000-V, MAPL It peaked at No. 37 for the week of 22 May.RPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 14 May 22, 1971 - (page unknown) RPM100 SINGLES, May 22, 1971, This week 37, 1 week ago 42, 2 weeks ago 55, GOING TO THE COUNTRY Young-Ampex-4000-V, MAPLRPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 15 May 29, 1971 - Page 9 RPM100 SINGLES, May 29, 1971, This week 37, 1 week ago 37, 2 weeks ago 42, GOING TO THE COUNTRY Young-Ampex-4000-V, MAPLRPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 16 June 5, 1971 - Page 9 RPM100 SINGLES, June 5, 1971, This week 52, 1 week ago 37, 2 weeks ago 37, GOING TO THE COUNTRY Young-Ampex-4000-V, MAPL It was still in the chart at No. 81 for the week of 19 June.RPM Weekly, Volume 15 No. 18 June 19, 1971 - Page 9 RPM100 SINGLES, June 19, 1971, This week 81, Last week 62, 2 weeks ago 52, GOING TO THE COUNTRY Young-Ampex-4000-V, MAPL
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External links Discogs - Young (19) – Goin' To The Country Spinning My Wheels channel. Feb 3, 2022 - YOUNG - goin' to the country - St. Catherines Ontario 🇨🇦 1971 (audio) Spinning My Wheels channel, Feb 3, 2022 - YOUNG - grape farm - St. Catherines Ontario 🇨🇦 1971 (audio)