The Country Way

The Country Way
The Country Way
Studio album by Charley Pride
Released	December 1967
Studio	RCA Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Chet Atkins, Jack Clement, Felton Jarvis
Charley Pride chronology
Singles from The Country Way
	"Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger"; Released: August 1967; "The Day the World Stood Still"; Released: December 1967;

ReleasedDecember 1967

StudioRCA Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee

GenreCountry

LabelRCA Victor

The Country Way is the third studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in 1967 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-3895). The album was awarded four-and-a-half stars from the web site AllMusic.^[2] It debuted on Billboard's country album chart on December 23, 1967, peaked at No. 1, and remained on the chart for 42 weeks.^[3]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Too Hard to Say I'm Sorry"	Jack Clement, Jack D. Johnson	2:32
2.	"The Little Folks"	Clement	2:47
3.	"Crystal Chandelier"	Ted Harris	2:47
4.	"Act Naturally"	Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison	2:31
5.	"Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger"	Jerry Crutchfield, Don Robertson	2:16
6.	"Mama Don't Cry for Me"	Norro Wilson, Fred Foster	2:51
7.	"The Day the World Stood Still"	Bill Rice, Jerry Foster	2:30
8.	"Gone, on the Other Hand"	Clement	2:29
9.	"You Can Tell the World"	"Country" Johnny Mathis	2:34
10.	"I'll Wander Back to You"	Danny Dill, Fred Burch, Mel Tillis	3:01
11.	"Life Turned Her That Way"	Harlan Howard	2:16
12.	"I Threw Away the Rose"	Merle Haggard	3:00

Chart (1967)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	199
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

v t e Charley Pride
Albums Singles
Studio and live albums	Country Charley Pride (1966) Pride of Country Music (1967) The Country Way (1967) Make Mine Country (1968) Songs of Pride...Charley That Is (1968) The Sensational Charley Pride (1969) Just Plain Charley (1970) Charley Pride's 10th Album (1970) Christmas in My Home Town (1970) From Me to You (1971) Did You Think to Pray (1971) I'm Just Me (1971) Sings Heart Songs (1971) A Sunshiny Day (1972) Songs of Love (1973) Sweet Country (1973) Amazing Love (1973) Country Feelin' (1974) Pride of America (1974) Charley (1975) The Happiness of Having You (1975) Sunday Morning with Charley Pride (1976) She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977) Someone Loves You Honey (1978) Burgers and Fries/When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone) (1978) You're My Jamaica (1979) There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me (1980) Roll On Mississippi (1981) Charley Sings Everybody's Choice (1982) Country Classics (1983) Night Games (1983) Power of Love (1984) After All This Time (1987) I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio (1988) Moody Woman (1989)
Compilation albums	The Best of Charley Pride (1969) The Best of Charley Pride, Volume II (1972) The Incomparable Charley Pride (1972) Greatest Hits (1981) Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (1985)
Live albums	Charley Pride in Person (1969)
Related people and acts	Jack Clement Henry Mancini
See also	Grand Ole Opry Negro American League Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride RCA Records Sometimes a Great Notion Sledge, Mississippi

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