Wild Mountain Thyme

~ Recording by The Byrds

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Wild Mountain Thyme2:32The ByrdsFifth Dimension (stereo)The ByrdsAlbum
  • US1966-07-18
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 9349
1.2Wild Mountain Thyme2:32The ByrdsFifth Dimension (mono)The ByrdsAlbum
  • US1966-07-18
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CL 2549
1.2Wild Mountain Thyme2:32The ByrdsFifth DimensionThe ByrdsAlbum
  • US1989-07-13
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 9349
1.16Wild Mountain Thyme (stereo)2:34The ByrdsFifth DimensionThe ByrdsAlbum
  • JP2012-05-30
Sony Music Japan International Inc. (do not use as a label, see the annotation)SICP 20374

Relationships

producer:Allen Stanton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1970)
recording of:Wild Mountain Thyme (also known as “Purple Heather” and “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go”) (on 1966-05-25)

Wild Mountain Thyme (also known as “Purple Heather” and “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go”)

lyricist:Robert Tannahill
writer:Francis McPeake (in 1957)
additional composer:John Hamilton (songwriter in the late 1700's) (in 1796)
composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:The Braes o' Balquhidder (1829 Tannahill version)
part of:Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend (order: 2)
arrangements:Purple Heather (Van Morrison arrangement)