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There Goes My Everything (Song)
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| “There Goes My Everything” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Jack Greene | |
| from the album There Goes My Everything | |
| B-side | “The Hardest Easy Thing” |
| Published | November 24, 1965 Acuff-Rose Publications Blue Crest Music, Inc., Husky Music, Inc. |
| Released | October 1966 |
| Recorded | August 6, 1966 |
| Studio | RCA Victor, Nashville |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Decca |
| Songwriter(s) | Dallas Frazier |
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley |
| Jack Greene singles chronology | |
| “Ever Since My Baby Went Away” (1966) “There Goes My Everything“ (1966) “All the Time“ (1967) | |
“There Goes My Everything” is a popular song written by Dallas Frazier and published in 1965. “There Goes My Everything” is now considered a country music standard, covered by many artists.
Jack Greene recording
The song is best known in a 1966 version by Jack Greene whose version spent seven weeks at the top of the US country music chart, with a total of 21 weeks on the chart. It peaked at 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was Jack Greene’s only crossover hit. The song also won several awards, including “Single of the Year” and “Song of the Year” at the first CMA Awards presentation. In addition, the accompanying album of the same title won “Album of the Year”, and Greene won “Male Vocalist of the Year”.
Content
The song is about a couple who are splitting up, but why is a mystery. The singer says that he can hear a voice refer to him as “darling”, which seems an unlikely address when a couple are bitterly splitting up. The song describes the narrator’s feelings as his lover is leaving him. He comes to realize how much she meant to him now that he is losing her — “There goes my reason for living/There goes the one of my dreams/There goes my only possession/There goes my everything”.
Chart performance
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 65 |
Cover versions
- In 1967, Engelbert Humperdinck hit No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his version of the song. This version went to No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 2 in Ireland.
- In 1971, Elvis Presley hit the top ten on the country charts with his version which is also featured on the album Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old). Presley’s version also reached No. 6 in the UK chart.
- Live At Grand Ole Opry, Nashville,
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- George Jones
- Gene Watson
- Tammy Wynette
- Edwin Jandu & Andy volvo
- David Hartley
- Roger Whittaker
- Hui Ohana
- Erin Hay
- Ricky Skaggs
- Lillian Askeland
- Charley Pride
Captain Cook Und Seine Singenden Saxophone
- Slim Whitman
Other Versions of There Goes My Everything
There Goes My Everything (album)
| There Goes My Everything | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Jack Greene | |
| Released | December 1966 |
| Recorded | February 1965 – November 1966 |
| Studio | Bradley’s Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Decca Records |
| Producer | Owen Bradley |
| Jack Greene chronology | |
| There Goes My Everything (1966) All the Time (1967) | |
| Singles from There Goes My Everything | |
| “Don’t You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)“ Released: April 1965 “Ever Since My Baby Went Away” Released: October 1965 “There Goes My Everything“ Released: October 1966 | |
There Goes My Everything is a studio album by American country music artist Jack Greene. It was released in December 1966 on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. It was Greene’s debut studio album as a recording artist after playing in the band of Ernest Tubb for several years. Three singles were included in the album. Its biggest hit was the title track, which topped the country charts in 1966 and helped jump start Greene’s music career. The album itself would also reach peak positions on the Billboard country chart following its release.
Background and content
There Goes My Everything came to be recorded through Greene’s membership in Ernest Tubb‘s concert band. As a drummer and occasional vocalist, he was featured on Tubb’s single, “The Last Letter”, which brought him widespread attention. The performance led to his contract with Decca Records, which spawned the recording of the album. There Goes My Everything was recorded in several sessions starting in February 1965 and ending in November 1966. All recording sessions were held at Bradley’s Barn, a studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee owned by the album’s producer, Owen Bradley. The album contained 12 songs, some of which were cover versions of hits previously recorded by other artists. The third track was a cover of “Almost Persuaded” by David Houston. The seventh track was a cover of Buck Owens‘s “Together Again“. The tenth track, “Here Comes My Baby“, was recorded by Dottie West.
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
There Goes My Everything was officially released on Decca Records in December 1966. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart by February 1967. It became Greene’s only album to reach this position on the chart. In addition, it peaked at number 66 on the Billboard 200 albums list in April 1967, becoming one of two releases by Greene to enter this chart. The album was later reviewed by Greg Adams of Allmusic, who gave the release three of five possible stars. “The LP that contains Greene’s signature song is otherwise standard country album fare, comprised almost entirely of covers of recent country hits”, Adams commented.
The record included three singles that were released between 1965 and 1966. The first single release was 1965’s “Don’t You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)“, which did not chart on any Billboard publications. It was the album’s second single, “Ever Since My Baby Went Away”, that made a chart appearance, peaking at number 37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The third and final single was the title track, which topped the Billboard country songs chart in December 1966. The single would remain at the number 1 position for nearly two months and help Greene win the Country Music Association‘s Male Vocalist of the Year award. The album itself would also win the Album of the Year award.
Track listing
Side One
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “There Goes My Everything“ | Dallas Frazier | 2:33 |
| 2. | “Walking on New Grass” | Ray Pennington | 2:18 |
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| 4. | “A Wound Time Can’t Erase” | Bill D. Johnson | 3:01 |
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| 5. | “Think I’ll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep” | Bill Anderson | 3:01 |
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| 6. | “Ever Since My Baby Went Away” | Marty Robbins | 2:38 |
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Side Two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Together Again“ | Buck Owens | 2:19 |
| 2. | “The Hurt’s on Me” | Don Bowman | 2:10 |
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| 4. | “Here Comes My Baby“ | Bill West Dottie West | 2:42 |
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| 5. | “Tender Years“ | Darrell Edwards George Jones | 2:33 |
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| 6. | “Don’t You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)“ | Cochran | 2:20 |
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Personnel
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of There Goes My Everything.
Musical personnel
- Harold Bradley – guitar
- Pete Drake – steel guitar
- Ray Edenton – guitar
- Jack Greene – lead vocals
- Buddy Harman – drums
- Roy Huskey – bass
- The Jordanaires – background vocals
- Bob Moore – bass
- Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
- Hal Rugg – steel guitar
- Jerry Smith – piano
- Pete Wade – guitar
Technical personnel
- Owen Bradley – producer
- Roy Buksbaum – photography
- Ralph Emery – liner notes
Chart performance
| Chart (1966–1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 66 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | December 1966 | Vinyl | Decca |
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