The Romantic World of Eddy Arnold

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Studio album by
Released1968
Studio RCA Victor, Nashville
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Producer Chet Atkins
Eddy Arnold chronology
The Everlovin' World of Eddy Arnold
(1968)
The Romantic World of Eddy Arnold
(1968)
Walkin' in Love Land
(1968)

The Romantic World of Eddy Arnold is a studio album by country music singer Eddy Arnold. It was released in 1968 by RCA Victor. [1]

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on June 8, 1968, peaked at No. 2, and remained on the chart for a total of 38 weeks. The album included the No. 4 hit, "It's Over". [2]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of two stars. [3]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "It's Over" (Rodgers)
  2. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Webb)
  3. "What Now My Love" (Sigman, Becaud, Delanoe)
  4. "Can't Take My Eyes off You" (Crewe, Gaudio)
  5. "Am I That Easy to Forget" (Belew, Stevenson)
  6. "What a Wonderful World" (Douglas, Weiss)

Side B

  1. "Honey" (Russell)
  2. "No Matter Whose Baby You Are" (Chapel)
  3. "Gentle on My Mind" (Hartford)
  4. "From This Minute On" (Peters)
  5. "Evergreen" (Belew, Givens)
  6. "I Really Go for You" (Chapel)

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References

  1. "Eddy Arnold - The Romantic World of Eddy Arnold". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 10. ISBN   0898201241.
  3. "The Romantic World of Eddy Arnold". AllMusic . Retrieved December 18, 2020.