Today is the twenty-fourth studio album by American country music group the Statler Brothers. It was released in 1983 via Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 193 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2] It is the first Statler album to feature Jimmy Fortune, who replaced Lew DeWitt as the group's new tenor singer due to the latter's failing health.
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 27:27 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
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| Singles from Today | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" | Pat Ballard | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Some Memories Last Forever" | Don Reid | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Promise" | Jimmy Fortune | 2:12 |
| 4. | "I'm Dyin' a Little Each Day" | Harold Reid | 2:51 |
| 5. | "There Is You" | D. Reid, H. Reid | 2:17 |
| 6. | "Guilty" | D. Reid, H. Reid | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Elizabeth" | Fortune | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Right on the Money" | John Rimel | 3:00 |
| 9. | "I Never Want to Kiss You Goodbye" | Kim Reid | 2:23 |
| 10. | "Sweet By and By" | Traditional | 2:45 |
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Today review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Today Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "The Statler Brothers, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "The Statler Brothers, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Statler Brothers – Today". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 29, 2021.