Congo River Congo River The great Congo River (also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River; ; ; ) is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume, following only the Amazon. It is also the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths in excess of . The Congo-Lualaba-Chambeshi River system has an overall length of , which makes it the world's ninth-longest river. The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River, and "Lualaba" is the name of the Congo River upstream of
The River Is Wide by May, it had reached its peak position at no. 31. The song appeared on their studio album Lovin' Things, which was released the same year. It later appeared on the band's compilation albums "More Golden Grass" and "Their 16 Greatest Hits", which were released in 1970 and 1971 respectively. The song has also been included on multiple subsequent compilations by the group. The single version does not contain the thunder present at the beginning of the LP version, and is also in a different key. The River Is Wide "The River Is Wide" was a hit for The Forum