"Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" is a song written by Archie Jordan and Naomi Martin, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in September 1978 as the second single from the album Only One Love in My Life. The song was Milsap's eleventh number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent ten weeks on the chart.[1]
| "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ronnie Milsap | ||||
| from the album Only One Love in My Life | ||||
| B-side | "I'm Not Trying to Forget" | |||
| Released | September 2, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Archie Jordan, Naomi Martin | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Collins, Ronnie Milsap | |||
| Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | ||||
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Cover versions
editIn 1979, Kenny Rogers and Dottie West recorded the song on their duet album Classics, but didn't release it as a single.
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 232.
- ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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