It's Such a Pretty World Today
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"It's Such a Pretty World Today" is a popular song released in 1967, written by songwriter Dale Noe.[1]
Wynn Stewart version
The song was originally a country music single by singer Wynn Stewart. Although Stewart had previously hit the Top 40 on the Billboard US country chart with songs such as "Wishful Thinking" in 1960, "It's Such a Pretty World Today" was Stewart's highest charting hit, peaking at No.1 on the country music chart for two weeks in the late spring of 1967. It was released as a single from his album of the same name that year.
Track listing
- 7" vinyl single[2]
- "It's Such a Pretty World Today" – 2:30
- "Ol' What's Her Name" – 2:42 by Fuzzy Owen
Chart performance
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[3] | 1 |
Other versions
Andy Russell version
| "It's Such a Pretty World Today" | ||||
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| B-side | "Summer Roses" | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dale Noe | |||
| Producer(s) | Al de Lory | |||
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That same year,
adult contemporary chart, making the song the first to top the AC chart while not entering the pop chart.[6]
Other versions
Other artists who have recorded cover versions of the song include:
- Loretta Lynn, whose version appears on her 1967 album Singin' with Feelin'
- Connie Smith also in 1967 on her Soul of Country Music album
- Marie Osmond, whose version appears on her 1973 album Paper Roses
- Singer Mark Dinning reached #117 in the Record World Magazine charts.
- The Jimmy Bowen Singers released a version of the song as a single in 1967, but it did not chart [8]
References
- ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Wynn Stewart -- "It's Such a Pretty World Today" (1967, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 334.
- ^ "Andy & Della Russell". imdb.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ "Andy & Della Russell "Who Shot The Hole In My Sombrero". youtube.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 57.
- ^ Calendar nancysinatra.com. Retrieved 29 March 2009
- ^ "The Jimmy Bowen Singers, "It's Such a Pretty World Today" Single Release". Retrieved December 17, 2016.
