| "Today My World Slipped Away" | ||||
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| Single by Vern Gosdin | ||||
| from the album Today My World Slipped Away | ||||
| Released | October 4, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | AMI | |||
| Writer(s) | Mark Wright, Vern Gosdin | |||
| Vern Gosdin singles chronology | ||||
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| "Today My World Slipped Away" | ||||
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| Single by George Strait | ||||
| from the album Carrying Your Love with Me | ||||
| B-side | "Round About Way" | |||
| Released | August 29, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | MCA 72019 | |||
| Writer(s) | Mark Wright Vern Gosdin |
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| Producer | Tony Brown George Strait |
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"Today My World Slipped Away" is the title of a song written by Mark Wright and Vern Gosdin, and recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. Gosdin's version reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1982. George Strait released a cover of the song in September 1997 as the third single from his album Carrying Your Love with Me. Strait's version reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1997.[1]
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Kip Kirby, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Gosdin's "great, resonant voice squeezes every nuance of pain out of this story of separation and loss." He goes on to say that the female harmony is "reminiscent of Gosdin's early vocal pairing with Emmylou Harris."[2]
Wade Jessen, of Billboard magazine, called the Strait version a "tear-stained reprise."[3]
| Chart (1982-1983) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 10 |
"Today My World Slipped Away" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 6, 1997.
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |