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| Released | December 1966 (1966-12) | |||
| Recorded | February 1965 – November 1966 | |||
| Studio | Bradley's Barn,Mount Juliet, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country[1] | |||
| Label | Decca Records | |||
| Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
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| Singles from There Goes My Everything | ||||
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There Goes My Everything is a studio album by Americancountry music artistJack Greene. It was released in December 1966 onDecca Records and was produced byOwen Bradley. It was Greene's debut studio album as a recording artist after playing in the band ofErnest Tubb for several years. Three singles were included in the album. Its biggest hit was thetitle track, which topped the country charts in 1966 and helped jump start Greene's music career. The album itself would also reach peak positions on theBillboard country chart following its release.
There Goes My Everything came to be recorded through Greene's membership inErnest Tubb's concert band. As a drummer and occasional vocalist, he was featured on Tubb's single, "The Last Letter", which brought him widespread attention.[2] The performance led to his contract with Decca Records, which spawned the recording of the album.[3]There Goes My Everything was recorded in several sessions starting in February 1965 and ending in November 1966. All recording sessions were held atBradley's Barn, a studio inMount Juliet, Tennessee owned by the album's producer,Owen Bradley.[2] The album contained 12 songs, some of which were cover versions of hits previously recorded by other artists.[1] The third track was a cover of "Almost Persuaded" byDavid Houston. The seventh track was a cover ofBuck Owens's "Together Again". The tenth track, "Here Comes My Baby", was recorded byDottie West.[4][2]
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There Goes My Everything was officially released on Decca Records in December 1966.[2] The album peaked at number one on theBillboardTop Country Albums chart by February 1967. It became Greene's only album to reach this position on the chart.[5] In addition, it peaked at number 66 on theBillboard 200 albums list in April 1967, becoming one of two releases by Greene to enter this chart.[6] The album was later reviewed by Greg Adams ofAllmusic, who gave the release three of five possible stars. "The LP that contains Greene's signature song is otherwise standard country album fare, comprised almost entirely of covers of recent country hits", Adams commented.[1]
The record included three singles that were released between 1965 and 1966. The first single release was 1965's "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)", which did not chart on anyBillboard publications.[7] It was the album's second single, "Ever Since My Baby Went Away", that made a chart appearance, peaking at number 37 on theBillboardHot Country Singles chart.[8] The third and final single was thetitle track, which topped theBillboard country songs chart in December 1966.[9] The single would remain at the number 1 position for nearly two months and help Greene win theCountry Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year award. The album itself would also win the Album of the Year award.[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "There Goes My Everything" | Dallas Frazier | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Walking on New Grass" | Ray Pennington | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Almost Persuaded" | 2:48 | |
| 4. | "A Wound Time Can't Erase" | Bill D. Johnson | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep" | Bill Anderson | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Ever Since My Baby Went Away" | Marty Robbins | 2:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Together Again" | Buck Owens | 2:19 |
| 2. | "The Hurt's on Me" | Don Bowman | 2:10 |
| 3. | "Make the World Go Away" | Hank Cochran | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Here Comes My Baby" |
| 2:42 |
| 5. | "Tender Years" |
| 2:33 |
| 6. | "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" | Cochran | 2:20 |
All credits are adapted from theliner notes ofThere Goes My Everything.[2]
Musical personnel
Technical personnel
| Chart (1966–1967) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[10] | 66 |
| USTop Country Albums (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| United States | December 1966 | Vinyl | Decca | [4] |
