The Country Way

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The Country Way
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1967
StudioRCA Victor Studios, Nashville
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins, Jack Clement, Felton Jarvis[1]
Charley Pride chronology
Pride of Country Music
(1967)
The Country Way
(1967)
Make Mine Country
(1968)
Singles from The Country Way
  1. "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger"
    Released: August 1967
  2. "The Day the World Stood Still"
    Released: December 1967

The Country Way is the third studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in 1967 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-3895). The album was awarded four-and-a-half stars from the web site AllMusic.[2] It debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on December 23, 1967, peaked at No. 1, and remained on the chart for 42 weeks.[3]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Hard to Say I'm Sorry"Jack Clement, Jack D. Johnson2:32
2."The Little Folks"Clement2:47
3."Crystal Chandelier"Ted Harris2:47
4."Act Naturally"Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison2:31
5."Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger"Jerry Crutchfield, Don Robertson2:16
6."Mama Don't Cry for Me"Norro Wilson, Fred Foster2:51
7."The Day The World Stood Still"Bill Rice, Jerry Foster2:30
8."Gone, On The Other Hand"Clement2:29
9."You Can Tell the World""Country" Johnny Mathis2:34
10."I'll Wander Back to You"Danny Dill, Fred Burch, Mel Tillis3:01
11."Life Turned Her That Way"Harlan Howard2:16
12."I Threw Away the Rose"Merle Haggard3:00

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Country Way". AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Country Way". AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 138. ISBN 0898201241.