"Past the Point of Rescue"
Single by Hal Ketchum
from the album Past the Point of Rescue
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1992
Recorded1991
GenreCountry
Length4:25
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)Mick Hanly
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Jim Rooney
Hal Ketchum singles chronology
"I Know Where Love Lives"
(1992)
"Past the Point of Rescue"
(1992)
"Five O'Clock World"
(1992)

"Past the Point of Rescue" is a song written by Mick Hanly, and covered by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. It was released in February 1992 as the third single and title track from Ketchum's album Past the Point of Rescue. It was written by Mick Hanly (of Moving Hearts) and had originally been recorded by Mary Black who had a hit with it in Ireland in 1988 and included it on her album No Frontiers.[1] Ketchum's version of the song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1992[2] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Steve Boyle and premiered in early 1992.

Cover versions

Chart performance

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 34
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 20

References

  1. ^ Mary Black on RTÉ's "Ireland's Greatest Hits", retrieved 29 December 2010
  2. ^ Hal Ketchum Chart History[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ RPM Country Tracks
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2128." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 16, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Hal Ketchum Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.