The Swiss Maid
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| artist = Del Shannon
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| writer = Roger Miller
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"The Swiss Maid" is a song written by country singer/songwriter Roger Miller, who recorded it in 1961 under the title "Fair Swiss Maiden".{{Cite web |url=http://www.originalsproject.us/ |title="Fair Swiss Maiden" at The Originals Project |access-date=2010-10-09 |archive-date=2020-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128110940/http://originalsproject.us/ |url-status=live }}
Cover versions
The song became a hit for Del Shannon in 1962, whose recording featured a distinctive yodel by the artist, popularly used in some country music of the time. The single peaked at number 64 on the US Billboard charts.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1962-10-13|title=The Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-05-13|archive-date=2018-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219101237/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1962-10-13|url-status=live}} It was the only record of Del Shannon's early career to cross to the Billboard Easy Listening chart, where it peaked at number 19.{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=220}} Outside the US, "The Swiss Maid" reached number 2 on the UK chart and number one in Australia.
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Category:Songs about Switzerland
Category:Number-one singles in Australia