Don't Take It Away Explained

Don't Take It Away
Type:single
Artist:Conway Twitty
Album:Cross Winds
B-Side:Draggin' Chains
Released:March 1979
Recorded:February 5, 1979
Studio:Woodland Studio "B", Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre:Country
Length:3:48
Label:MCA
Producer:Conway Twitty, David Barnes
Prev Title:Your Love Had Taken Me That High
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:I May Never Get to Heaven
Next Year:1979

"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

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 361.
  2. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979. Billboard. July 30, 2021.