Today My Way | ||||
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Released | October 1967 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Columbia CS 9561 | |||
Producer | Jack Gold | |||
Patti Page chronology | ||||
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Today My Way was a studio album by Patti Page, released by Columbia Records. It was originally released in October 1967 as a vinyl LP. [1] [2] The album was a collection of Page's interpretations of popular middle-of-the-road and country hits of the era.
The album was reissued, combined with the 1970 Patti Page album Honey Come Back, in compact disc format, by Collectables Records on November 25, 2003. In addition, three bonus tracks were added to the CD: "Up, Up and Away" and "On the Other Side" (after the 11 tracks of this album) and "Toy Balloon" (after the tracks from Honey Come Back).
Track number | Title | Songwriter(s) | Time |
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1 | All the Time | Mel Tillis, Wayne P. Walker | 2:41 |
2 | In the Chapel in the Moonlight | Billy Hill | 2:52 |
3 | (Darlin') What's She Got That I Ain't Got | Leon Ashley, Margie Singleton | 3:02 |
4 | I Haven't Anything Better to Do | Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss | 3:42 |
5 | I Take It Back | Buddy Buie, James Cobb | 2:35 |
6 | There Goes My Everything | Dallas Frazier | 2:47 |
7 | Gentle On My Mind | John Hartford | 2:37 |
8 | Don't Sleep in the Subway | Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent | 2:56 |
9 | Same Old You | Ruth Ann Roberts | 2:33 |
10 | Can't Take My Eyes Off You | Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio | 3:14 |
11 | Excuse Me | Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi | 2:11 |
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