Skeeter Davis Sings The End of the World
{{Infobox album
| name = The End of the World
| type = studio
| artist = Skeeter Davis
| cover = Skeeter Davis sings The End of the World.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1963|03}}
| recorded = 1962
| venue =
| studio = RCA Studio B, Nashville
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = {{Duration|m=29|s=21}}
| label = RCA Victor
| producer = {{flatlist|
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| prev_title = Porter Wagoner and Skeeter Davis Sing Duets
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = Let Me Get Close to You
| next_year = 1964
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Skeeter Davis
| type = Studio
| single1 = The End of the World
| single1date = October 1962
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Unterberger|first=Richie|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-end-of-the-world-1963-mw0001220135|title=The End of the World - Skeeter Davis|website=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=April 15, 2016}}
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The End of the World is the fourth studio album by American country singer Skeeter Davis. It was released in March 1963 by RCA Victor. It includes the hit single "The End of the World", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.{{cite web|title=Billboard.com chart history|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=skeeter davis|chart=all}}|accessdate=12 July 2012}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side 1
| all_writing =
| title1 = The End of the World
| writer1 = Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee
| length1 = 2:33
| title2 = Silver Threads and Golden Needles
| writer2 = Dick Reynolds, Jack Rhodes
| length2 = 2:10
| title3 = Mine is a Lonely Life
| writer3 = Justin Tubb
| length3 = 2:13
| title4 = Once Upon a Time
| writer4 = Harlan Howard
| length4 = 2:15
| title5 = Why I'm Walkin'
| writer5 = Howard, Stonewall Jackson
| length5 = 2:45
| title6 = Don't Let Me Cross Over
| writer6 = Penny Jay
| length6 = 2:40
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side 2
| title7 = My Coloring Book
| writer7 = John Kander, Fred Ebb
| length7 = 2:13
| title8 = (I Want to Go) Where Nobody Knows Me
| writer8 = Dick Flood
| length8 = 3:27
| title9 = Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
| writer9 = Gerry Goffin, Carole King
| length9 = 2:03
| title10 = Something Precious
| writer10 = Lorene Mann
| length10 = 2:09
| title11 = Longing to Hold You Again
| writer11 = Don Robertson
| length11 = 2:15
| title12 = He Called Me Baby
| writer12 = Howard
| length12 = 2:38
}}
Credits and personnel
- Skeeter Davis – vocals
- Anita Kerr – producer
- Chet Atkins – producer
Credits adapted from the album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=The End of the World|others=Skeeter Davis |year=1963 |type=LP |publisher=RCA Victor|id=LSP-2699}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0001220135|pure_url=yes}} The End of the World] at AllMusic
- {{Discogs master|type=album|307538|The End of the World}}
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Category:Albums produced by Chet Atkins
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