The House With the Whitewashed Gable
1967 single by Joe Dolan
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"The House With the Whitewashed Gable" is a 1967 country song written by Neil Levenson and performed by Irish showband singer Joe Dolan and his band, the Drifters.[1][2]
| "The House With the Whitewashed Gable" | ||||
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| Single by Joe Dolan | ||||
| B-side | "Work Day Blues" | |||
| Released | 10 February 1967 | |||
| Genre | country | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Songwriter | Neil Levenson | |||
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Song history
The song is based on the Ron Dante song "221 East Maple," with the typically American street address changed to the rural Irish setting of a farmhouse with a gable covered in whitewash.[3]
"The House With the Whitewashed Gable" was released on 10 February 1967, reaching number one in the Irish Singles Chart on 20 February 1967.[4]
