| Years Ago | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 28:10 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
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| Singles from Years Ago | ||||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Years Ago is the twenty-second studio album by American country music group the Statler Brothers. It was released in 1981 via Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Wait on Me" | Don Reid, Harold Reid | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Today I Went Back" | D. Reid | 2:08 |
| 3. | "In the Garden" | C. Austin Miles | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Chet Atkins' Hand" | Lew DeWitt | 3:31 |
| 5. | "You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)" | Wayland Holyfield, Johnny Russell | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Years Ago" | D. Reid | 2:22 |
| 7. | "Love Was All We Had" | D. Reid | 3:48 |
| 8. | "We Ain't Even Started Yet" | D. Reid, H. Reid | 2:27 |
| 9. | "Dad" | D. Reid, H. Reid | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Memories Are Made of This" | Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller | 2:14 |
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 103 |
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