Today My Way (Patti Page album)

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Today My Way
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1967
Genre Pop
Label Columbia CS 9561
Producer Jack Gold
Patti Page chronology
Patti Page's Greatest Hits
(1966)
Today My Way
(1967)
Gentle on My Mind
(1968)

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.

Contents

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 listing

Track
number
TitleSongwriter(s)Time
1 All the Time Mel Tillis, Wayne P. Walker2:41
2 In the Chapel in the Moonlight Billy Hill 2:52
3(Darlin') What's She Got That I Ain't GotLeon Ashley, Margie Singleton 3:02
4I 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
9Same Old YouRuth Ann Roberts2:33
10 Can't Take My Eyes Off You Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio 3:14
11Excuse MeDon Addrisi, Dick Addrisi2:11

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References

  1. Patti Page - Today My Way/Honey Come Back Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-05-20
  2. Page, Patti (October 1967). "Today My Way (Disc Information)". Columbia Records . CS-9561.