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Every Billboard Hot 100 Single 1970: #160: “Mississippi Queen”- Mountain. April 4, 1970.
- Single: “Mississippi Queen”- Mountain
- Record Company- Windfall
- Genre: Rock
- Written by Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi, Dave Rea and Leslie West
- Time: 2:30
- B-side: “The Laird”
- Album- Climbing!
- Grade: A-
- Peaked at #21 17 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100.
Mountain a power rock band formed in Long Island, New York was led by vocalist and guitarist Leslie West. They had 2 Hot 100 singles 1970-71- “Mississippi Queen” being their only Top 40 hit. Give me more cowbell!
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this song probably holds the title for the fewest lyrics and the most repeats of those lyrics. I like the jamming but dang!
Good point- if you were to ask me the lyrics of this song- beyond Mississippi Queen- i’d be lost.
Badass song. I agree about the lyrics.
A killer cut. A CB fave.