Make The World Go Away

Label

RCA Victor

Genre

Country

Media Type

45m

Duration

2:37

Composer(s)

Hank Cochran

Entered Chart

Oct 16, 1965

Peak Date

Dec 25, 1965

Released

October 1965

Recorded

June 22, 1965

Catalog #

47-8679

B-Side

"The Easy Way

"Make the World Go Away" was a greater success for Eddy Arnold during 1965, scoring No. 1 on the country music chart[4] 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

Make the world go away and get it off my shoulder
Say the things you used to say and make the world go away

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

Make the world go away and get it off my shoulder
Say the things you used to say and make the world go away

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

Make the world go away and get it off my shoulder
Say the things you used to say and make the world go away

Say the things you used to say and make the world go away