Make the World Go Away
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Ray Price singles chronology | ||||
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Single by Timi Yuro | ||||
from the album Make the World Go Away | ||||
B-side | "Look Down" | |||
Released | June 7, 1963 | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Blue-eyed soul | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Songwriter(s) | Hank Cochran | |||
Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
Timi Yuro singles chronology | ||||
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RCA Victor | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Hank Cochran | |||
Producer(s) | Chet Atkins | |||
Eddy Arnold singles chronology | ||||
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"Make the World Go Away'" is a
In 1999, the 1965 Eddy Arnold version of the song on RCA Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[1]
History
Hank Cochran wrote the song while he was on a date at a movie theater in 1960 when the film inspired him. He left the theater quickly, and by the time he got home fifteen minutes later had composed "Make the World Go Away".
Ray Price recorded the song, and it scored No.2 on the Billboard country charts in 1963. The next year Eddy Arnold would make the song his signature hit, scoring No. 1 on the country music charts and then in 1965 No. 6 on the overall Billboard Hot 100 chart (his highest rated song ever).
Cochran was already a successful songwriter, having written two successes for
Price's album peaked at No. 2 on the country chart and No. 100 on the album chart.[2]
Versions
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Many artists have covered this song over the years; here are a few examples:
During 1963, Timi Yuro released a soul music version of the song from her album of the same name. A moderate success, the single reached No. 24 on the Billboard U.S. top 40 music chart and as much as No. 11 on the Canadian charts.
At his last recording session in July 1964, Jim Reeves recorded a version of the song which became the opening track to his 1965 album The Jim Reeves Way.
"Make the World Go Away" was a greater success for
Harry James recorded a version on the 1966 album Harry James & His Western Friends (Dot DLP 3735 and DLP 25735) and again on the 1977 album Comin' from a Good Place (Sheffield Lab LAB 6).
Elvis Presley's 1970 version of "Make the World Go Away" was the closing track of his album Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old).
Dean Martin included his interpretation of the song on his 1970 album My Woman, My Woman, My Wife.
During 1975,
During 1978, country music singer Charly McClain covered "Make the World Go Away" for her second album, Let Me Be Your Baby. The single, with "Leanin' on the Bottle" as the B-side, reached No. 73 on the country charts.
Roger Whittaker covered the song for the 1987 album His Finest Collection.
During 2005, Martina McBride covered "Make the World Go Away" for her album Timeless.
Other popular singers who have covered the song include Engelbert Humperdinck, Jimmie Rogers and Tom Jones.
At the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards program, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley sang the song as a duet to honor Eddy Arnold for his long career in country music. "Make the World Go Away" is the song playing on the radio of the car in Underwood's 2008 music video for her single "Just a Dream".
In October 2012,
Jim Adkins of American rock band Jimmy Eat World covered the song on various dates of his first European solo tour.[5]
The Secret Sisters have been performing the song at some of their concerts since 2015.
Country singer Kelsea Ballerini performed the song on the Grand Ole Opry in 2016.
Foreign-language versions
In Italy there were two local versions: the first, with the title Resta solo come sei (Stay as just the way you are), with the Italian lyrics written by Leo Chiosso, was recorded in 1964 by Iva Zanicchi; the second, with the title Qualche cosa tra noi (Something between us), adapted and arranged by Maestro Giancarlo Chiaramello, was recorded in the late 1967 by the Japanese singer Yoko Kishi.
Use in television and film
The song appears twice in the 2015 British gangster film
Chart positions
Ray Price version
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 100 |
Timi Yuro version
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] | 8 |
US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 24 |
Eddy Arnold version
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 6 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] | 1 |
Canada | 2 |
8 |
Donny and Marie Osmond version
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] | 71 |
US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 44 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] | 31 |
Canada | 40 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[20] | 33 |
18 | |
Ireland (IRMA)[22] | 20 |
Charly McClain version
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[23] | 73 |
Mickey Gilley Version
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
US Billboard Hot 100[24] | 19 |
References
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#m
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 275.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 31.
- ^ "National Recording Registry Class Produces Ultimate 'Stay at Home' Playlist". Library of Congress. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Hank Cochran Song Statistics". Setlist.fm. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "'Legend' Director on the Krays' Taste in Music, Casting Duffy And Tom Hardy's Sinatra Secret". NME. September 9, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Ray Price Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Ray Price Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Timi Yuro Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Timi Yuro Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Eddy Arnold Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Eddy Arnold Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Eddy Arnold Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Eddy Arnold Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Eddy Arnold: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Donnie & Marie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Donnie & Marie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Donnie & Marie Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Donnie & Marie Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Donnie & Marie Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Donnie & Marie: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Donnie & Marie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Charly McClain Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Mickey Gilley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2023.