Today (The Statler Brothers album)

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Today
Statlers Today.jpg
Studio album by
Released1983 (1983)
Genre Country
Length27:27
Label Mercury
Producer Jerry Kennedy
The Statler Brothers chronology
The Legend Goes On
(1982)
Today
(1983)
Atlanta Blue
(1984)
Singles from Today
  1. "Guilty"
    Released: July 1983
  2. "Elizabeth"
    Released: November 1983
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Today is the twenty-fourth studio album by American country music group the Statler Brothers. It was released in 1983 via Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 193 on the Billboard 200 chart. [2] It is the first Statler album to feature Jimmy Fortune, who replaced Lew DeWitt as the group's new tenor singer due to the latter's failing health.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" Pat Ballard 2:29
2."Some Memories Last Forever"Don Reid3:24
3."Promise" Jimmy Fortune 2:12
4."I'm Dyin' a Little Each Day"Harold Reid2:51
5."There Is You"D. Reid, H. Reid2:17
6."Guilty"D. Reid, H. Reid3:01
7."Elizabeth"Fortune3:26
8."Right on the Money"John Rimel3:00
9."I Never Want to Kiss You Goodbye"Kim Reid2:23
10."Sweet By and By"Traditional2:45

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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