Don't Take It Away
| "Don't Take It Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Conway Twitty | ||||
| from the album Cross Winds | ||||
| B-side | "Draggin' Chains" | |||
| Released | March 1979 | |||
| Recorded | February 5, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Woodland Sound Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Troy Seals Max D. Barnes | |||
| Producer(s) | Conway Twitty, David Barnes | |||
| Conway Twitty singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Take It Away" is a song written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes, and recorded by American country music artist Jody Miller on her 1975 album, Will You Love Me Tomorrow. Her song peaked at number 67 on the U.S. Country charts in 1975. It was covered by American country music artist Conway Twitty in March 1979 as the first single from his album Cross Winds. Twitty's version was his 21st number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of nine weeks on the country chart.[1]
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1979) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 24 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
- ^ "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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