Eddy Arnold – Make The World Go Away, is a country pop song composed by Hank Cochran. It has become a Top 40 popular success three times: for Timi Yuro (1963), Eddy Arnold (1965), and the brother-sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond (1975). The original version of the song was recorded by Ray Price in 1963. It has remained a country-crooner standard ever since.
Was a greater success for Eddy Arnold during 1965, scoring No. 1 on the country music chart and also scoring No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart. It reached No. 6 on the singles chart. “Make the World Go Away” was part of the so-called Nashville sound, an early mixture of popular with country music, and it became one of the most popular recordings of 1960s country music. It is generally considered to be Arnold’s best-known song. The musicians on the Arnold session were Grady Martin, Velma Smith (guitars), Henry Strzelecki (bass), Jerry Carrigan (drums), Floyd Cramer (piano), Bill Walker (vibes), Harvey Wolfe (cello), Pamela Goldsmith, Ruby Ann Story (violas), Brenton Banks, Solie Fott, Lillian Hunt, Martin Kathan, Shelly Kurland (violins), and the Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus). In 2020, this version was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
Eddy Arnold – Make The World Go Away
From the album My World
B-side “The Easy Way”
Released October 1965
Recorded June 22, 1965
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Hank Cochran
Producer(s) Chet Atkins
COUNTRYPEDIA
Eddy Arnold – Make The World Go Away Lyrics
[Chorus]
Make the world go away
And get it off my shoulders
Say the things you used to say
And make the world go away
[Verse 1]
Do you remember when you loved me
Before the world took me astray?
If you do then forgive me
And make the world go away
[Chorus]
Make the world go away
And get it off my shoulders
Say the things you used to say
And make the world go away
[Verse 2]
I’m sorry if I hurt you
I’ll make it up day by day
Just say you love me like you used to
And make the world go away
[Chorus]
Make the world go away
And get it off my shoulders
Say the things you used to say
And make the world go away
[Outro]
Say the things you used to say
And make the world go away
GENIUS
