"Mile After Mile" is a song written and composed in 1969 by Canadian singer-songwriter Gerry Joly

Gerry Joly

Gérald "Gerry" Joly was a Franco-Ontarian country music singer-songwriter. Joly's career began in the late 1950s, giving small concerts in both English and French throughout Ontario. In 1969 he wrote and composed "Mile After Mile", a song which featured on his first LP Gerry Joly Duo - Live at the...

. It was a 1971-72 hit single for Canadian country singer Orval Prophet

Orval Prophet

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. Mile After Mile debuted at number 49 on the RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

Country Tracks chart on September 25, 1971. It peaked at number 1 on January 8, 1972. Bobby Hachey covered Mile After Mile a few years later.

As a Franco-Ontarian

Franco-Ontarian

Franco-Ontarians are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. They are sometimes known as "Ontarois"....

, Joly wrote and sang in both English and French. His French version of "Mile After Mile" ("Mille après mille") was made famous by Willie Lamothe and was subsequently recorded by a number of French Canadian artists, including Patrick Norman

Patrick Norman (Canadian musician)

Patrick Norman is a Canadian country musician.His song, "Let's Try Once More", was nominated for a 1978 Juno Award in the Juno Award for Single of the Year category...

, Renée Martel, Paul Brunelle

Paul Brunelle

Paul Brunelle was a singer-songwriter and country guitarist of western Quebec. He is considered the pioneer of country in Quebec and the main source of influence on the artist who would popularize the genre, Willie Lamothe...

, Stephen Faulkner, Laurence Jalbert

Laurence Jalbert

Laurence Jalbert is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter.She began her career with the band Volt in 1985. The band won CKOI-FM's L'Empire des futures stars competition in 1987. They recorded only one single, , before breaking up...

, Les Respectables and Fred Pellerin.

Joly wrote "Mile After Mile" when arriving in Elliot Lake after a series of mechanical problems with his car.

Chart performance

Chart (1971–1972)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1