Make the World Go Away

"Make the World Go Away'" is a country-popular music song composed by Hank Cochran. It has become a Top 40 popular success three times: for Timi Yuro (during 1963), for Eddy Arnold (1965), and for the brother-sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond (1975). The original version of the song was recorded by Ray Price during 1963. It has remained a country crooner standard ever since.

History

Hank Cochran wrote the song while he was on a date at a movie theater 1960 when the film inspired him. He left the theater quickly, and by the time he got home fifteen minutes later had composed "Make the World Go Away." Ray Price recorded the song, and it scored No. 2 on the Billboard country charts in 1963. The next year Eddy Arnold would make the song his signature hit, scoring No. 1 on the country music charts and then in 1965 No. 6 on the overall Billboard Hot 100 charts (his highest rated song ever).[3] Arnold would also record the song "I Want to Go with You".Cochran was already a successful songwriter, having written two successes for Patsy Cline: "I Fall to Pieces" (with Harlan Howard) and "She's Got You". "Make the World Go Away" was recorded first by Ray Price and was one of Price's first songs to feature an orchestra and female chorus, a trend that continued with other songs like "Burning Memories" and "For the Good Times". Price's album scored #2 on the country charts and #100 on the popular music charts.^[1]

Versions

Many artists have covered this song over the years, here are a few examples:

During 1963, Timi Yuro released a soul music version of the song from her album of the same name. A moderate success, the single scored #24 on the Billboard U.S. Top 40 popular music chart and as much as #11 on the Canadian charts.

At his last recording session in July 1964 Jim Reeves recorded a version of the song which became the opening track to his 1965 album The Jim Reeves Way.

"Make the World Go Away" was a greater success for Eddy Arnold during 1965, scoring #1 on the country music charts^[2] and also scoring #1 on the adult contemporary charts. It scored #6 on the popular music chart. "Make the World Go Away" was part of the so-called Nashville Sound, an early mixture of popular with country music, and it became one of the most popular recordings of 1960s country music. It is generally considered to be Arnold's best-known song.

Harry James recorded a version on the 1966 album Harry James & His Western Friends (Dot DLP 3735 and DLP 25735) and again on the 1977 album Comin' From A Good Place (Sheffield Lab LAB 6).

Elvis Presley's 1970 version of "Make the World Go Away" was the closing track of his album Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old). Dean Martin included his interpretation of the song on his 1970 album My Woman, My Woman, My Wife.

During 1975, Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond covered "Make the World Go Away", scoring hits in the UK and the United States. The song was recorded by the pair on the MGM album of the same title.

During 1978, country music singer Charly McClain covered "Make the World Go Away" for her second album, Let Me Be Your Baby. The single, with "Leanin' on the Bottle" on the B-side, scored #73 on the country charts.

Roger Whittaker covered the song for the 1987 album His Finest Collection.

In October 2004, Mickey Gilley's version of "Make the World Go Away" was featured on the fictional radio station K-Rose in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

During 2005, Martina McBride covered "Make the World Go Away" for her album Timeless.

Other popular singers who have covered the song include Engelbert Humperdinck, Jimmie Rogers and Tom Jones.

At the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards program, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley sang the song as a duet to honor Eddy Arnold for his long career in country music. "Make the World Go Away" is the song playing on the radio of the car in Underwood's 2008 music video for her single "Just a Dream".

In October 2012, Alison Krauss and Jamey Johnson performed their version of this song on the Late Show with David Letterman, promoting the album Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran.

Jim Adkins of American rock band Jimmy Eat World covered the song on various dates of his first European solo tour. ^[3]

Foreign versions

In Italy there were two local versions: the first, with the title Resta solo come sei (Stay as just the way you are), with the Italian lyrics written by Leo Chiosso, was recorded in 1964 by Iva Zanicchi; the second, with the title Qualche cosa tra noi (Something between us), adapted and arranged by Maestro Giancarlo Chiaramello, was recorded in the late 1967 by the Japanese singer Yoko Kishi.

Chart positions

Ray Price version

Chart (1963)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	100

Timi Yuro version

Chart (1963)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	24
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	8

Eddy Arnold version

Chart (1965)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	2
UK Singles Chart	8
Recorded 25 June 1965 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Eddy Arnold - vocals. Producer: Chet Atkins. The musicians were Grady Martin, Velma Smith (guitars), Henry Strzelecki (bass), Jerry Carrigan (drums), Floyd Cramer (piano), Bill Walker (vibes), Harvey Wolfe (cello), Pamela Goldsmith, Ruby Ann Story (violas), Brenton Banks, Solie Fott, Lillian Hunt, Martin Katham, Shelly Kurland (violins), Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus).

Donny and Marie Osmond version

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	71
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	44
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	31
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	40
Canadian RPM Top Singles	33
UK Singles Chart	18
Irish Singles Chart	20

Charly McClain version

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	73

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 275.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 31.
↑ http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/hank-cochran-4bd6ebb2.html?song=Make+The+World+Go+Away

Ray Price

Studio albums	San Antonio Rose Last of the Breed

Songs	"I Can't Escape from You" "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" "Release Me" "Crazy Arms" "I've Got a New Heartache" "City Lights" "Heartaches by the Number" "The Same Old Me" "Under Your Spell Again" "I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today" "Make the World Go Away" "Night Life" "Please Talk to My Heart" "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" "Danny Boy" "Crazy" "She Wears My Ring" "For the Good Times" "I Won't Mention It Again" "She's Got to Be a Saint" "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" "Faded Love" "New San Antonio Rose" "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" "All the Way" "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"

Related articles	Discography

Eddy Arnold

Studio albums	I Want to Go with You The Everlovin' World of Eddy Arnold So Many Ways/If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'

Songs	"Anytime" "Bouquet of Roses" "The Cattle Call" "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" "Easy on the Eyes" "Eddy's Song" "A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)" "I Really Don't Want to Know" "I Walk Alone" "I Wanna Play House With You" "I Want to Go with You" "I'll Hold You in My Heart" "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)" "I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl That I Love)" "If I Had You" "It's a Sin" "Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)" "Just Call Me Lonesome" "Kentucky Waltz" "Lonely Again" "Make the World Go Away" "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" "Misty Blue" "San Francisco is a Lonely Town" "Somebody Like Me" "Texarkana Baby" "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "There's Been a Change in Me" "The Tip of My Fingers" "Trouble in Mind" "Turn the World Around" "What Is Life Without Love" "What's He Doing in My World" "The Wheel of Hurt" "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" "You Don't Know Me"

Related articles	Discography The Eddy Arnold Show Eddy Arnold Time

Charly McClain

Notable singles	"It's Too Late to Love Me Now" "Make the World Go Away" "That's What You Do to Me" "Men" "Who's Cheatin' Who" "Surround Me with Love" "Sleepin' with the Radio On" "The Very Best Is You" "Dancing Your Memory Away" "With You" "Paradise Tonight" "Sentimental Ol' You" "Band of Gold" "Radio Heart" "With Just One Look in Your Eyes" (with Wayne Massey) "You Are My Music, You Are My Song" (with Wayne Massey) "Don't Touch Me There"

Collaboration singles	"When It's Down to Me and You" (with Wayne Massey)

Related articles	Discography Epic Records Mercury Records Johnny Rodriguez

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" by Little Jimmy Dickens	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single (Eddy Arnold version) December 4 – 18, 1965	Succeeded by "Buckaroo" by Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
Preceded by "A Taste of Honey" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass	Billboard Easy Listening number-one single (Eddy Arnold version) December 4 – 25, 1965	Succeeded by "England Swings" by Roger Miller

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