Turn the World Around (Eddy Arnold album)

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Turn the World Around
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Studio album by
Released1967
Studio RCA Victor, Nashville
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Producer Chet Atkins
Eddy Arnold chronology
The Best of Eddy Arnold (compilation)
(1967)
Turn the World Around
(1967)
The Everlovin' World of Eddy Arnold
(1968)

Turn the World Around is a studio album by country music singer Eddy Arnold. It was released in 1967 by RCA Victor. [1]

Contents

Overview

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on September 16, 1967, held the No. 1 spot for 13 weeks, and remained on the chart for a total of 28 weeks. The album included the No. 1 hit, "Turn the World Around". The album also peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Top LPs during thirty six-week stay on the chart. [2] It ranked second in sales among the albums released by Arnold. [3]

Reception

Billboard wrote that "Eddy Arnold won’t miss with his latest sure-fire album, which has his latest hit as its title," and they add that "The album contains 11 other cuts that will appeal to Arnold’s many pop country fans. In addition to such top material like “Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)|Release Me,” “Walk With Me,” and “It’s Such a Pretty World Today,” gems include “Castle Made of Walls” and “Don’t Keep Me Lonely Too Long.” [4]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four stars. [5]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Walk with Me"
  2. "Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)"
  3. "Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long"
  4. "That's All That's Left of My Baby"
  5. "When There's A Fire in Your Heart"
  6. "I'll Love You More"

Side B

  1. "Turn the World Around" (Ben Peters) 2:26
  2. "It's Such a Pretty World Today" (Dale Noe) [2:42]
  3. "There's This About You"
  4. "I Guess I'll Never Understand"
  5. "Castle Made of Walls"
  6. "Love Finds a Way"

Charts

Chart (1967)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums 1
US Billboard Top LPs [2] 34

References

  1. "Eddy Arnold - Turn the World Around". Discogs. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 12. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 10. ISBN   0898201241.
  4. "Album Reviews". Billboard. October 30, 1965. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  5. "Turn the World Around". AllMusic . Retrieved December 18, 2020.