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Mile After Mile
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"'Mile After Mile'" is a song written and composed in 1969 by Canadian singer-songwriter Gerry Joly. It was a 1971-72 hit single for Canadian country singer Orval Prophet. "Mile After Mile" debuted at number 49 on the 'RPM' Country Tracks chart on September 25, 1971. It peaked at number 1 on January 8, 1972. Bobby Hachey covered "Mile After Mile" a few years later.
As a Franco-Ontarian, Joly wrote and sang in both English and French. His French version of the song, "Mille aprs mille", was made famous by Willie Lamothe and was subsequently recorded by a number of French Canadian artists, including Patrick Norman, Rene Martel, Paul Brunelle, Stephen Faulkner, Laurence Jalbert, Les Respectables and Fred Pellerin. On the 2012 special to promote her new French-language album 'Sans attendre', Cline Dion performed "Mille aprs mille" in duet with Pellerin.[http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/arts/television-et-radio/201211/04/01-4590285-celine-dion-sans-attendre-un-cadeau-bien-emballe.php "Cline Dion... Sans attendre: un cadeau bien emball"]. 'La Presse', November 5, 2012.
Joly wrote "Mile After Mile" when arriving in Elliot Lake after a series of mechanical problems with his car.
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Category:1969 songs
Category:1971 singles
Category:Orval Prophet songs
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