Today (The Statler Brothers album)

Today
Today
Studio album by The Statler Brothers
Released	1983
Genre	Country
Length	27:27
Label	Mercury
Producer	Jerry Kennedy
The Statler Brothers chronology
Singles from Today
	"Guilty"; Released: July 1983; "Elizabeth"; Released: November 1983;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	16
US Billboard 200^[3]	193
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	10

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1983)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	47

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} 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.

[allmusic-1] Ankeny, Jason. "Today review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2012.

[2] "Today Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2012.

[3] "The Statler Brothers, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[4] "The Statler Brothers, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[5] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[United_StatesStatler_BrothersTodayalbumCertRef-6] "American album certifications – Statler Brothers – Today". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

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v t e The Statler Brothers
Phil Balsley Lew DeWitt Jimmy Fortune Don Reid Harold Reid
Studio albums	Flowers on the Wall Sing the Big Hits How Great Thou Art Bed of Rose's Pictures of Moments to Remember Short Stories Entertainers...On and Off the Record Christmas Card The Originals 10th Anniversary Years Ago The Legend Goes On Today Atlanta Blue Pardners in Rhyme Christmas Present Four for the Show Maple Street Memories
Notable singles	"I Still Miss Someone" "Flowers on the Wall" "Oh Happy Day" "Bed of Rose's" "Do You Remember These" "The Class of '57" "I'll Go to My Grave Loving You" "How Great Thou Art" "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" "Who Am I to Say" "The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell" "How to Be a Country Star" "Nothing as Original as You" "Charlotte's Web" "In the Garden" "Don't Wait on Me" "Years Ago" "You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)" "Whatever" "A Child of the Fifties" "Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" "Guilty" "Elizabeth" "Atlanta Blue" "One Takes the Blame" "My Only Love" "Hello Mary Lou" "Too Much on My Heart" "Sweeter and Sweeter" "Count On Me" "Only You" "Forever" "I'll Be the One" "The Best I Know How" "Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart" "More Than a Name on a Wall"
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