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It's Such a Pretty World Today

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"It's Such a Pretty World Today"
Single by Wynn Stewart
from the album It's Such a Pretty World Today
B-side"Ol' What's Her Name"
ReleasedJanuary 1967
StudioCapitol Recording Studio
GenreCountry
Length2:30
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)A-Side: Dale Noe B-Side: Fuzzy Owen
Producer(s)Ken Nelson
Wynn Stewart singles chronology
"Angels Don't Lie"
(1966)
"It's Such a Pretty World Today"
(1967)
"'Cause I Have You"
(1967)

"It's Such a Pretty World Today" is a popular song released in 1967, written by songwriter Dale Noe.[1]

Wynn Stewart version

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The song was originally a country music single by singer Wynn Stewart. Although Stewart had previously hit the Top 40 on the Billboard US country chart with songs such as "Wishful Thinking" in 1960, "It's Such a Pretty World Today" was Stewart's highest charting hit, peaking at No.1 on the country music chart for two weeks in the late spring of 1967. It was released as a single from his album of the same name that year.

Track listing

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7" vinyl single[2]
  • "It's Such a Pretty World Today" – 2:30
  • "Ol' What's Her Name" – 2:42 by Fuzzy Owen

Chart performance

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Chart (1967) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[3] 1

Other versions

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Andy Russell version

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"It's Such a Pretty World Today"
Single by Andy Russell
B-side"Summer Roses"
Released1967
GenreEasy listening
Length2:20
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Dale Noe
Producer(s)Al de Lory
Andy Russell singles chronology
"Sweet Someone"
(1966)
"It's Such a Pretty World Today"
(1967)
"I'm Still Not Through Missing You"
(1967)

That same year, Mexican-American singer Andy Russell recorded a cover version of the song. Russell had enjoyed quite a bit of popularity in the U.S. throughout the 1940s and 1950s, recording songs such as "Bésame Mucho" and co-starring in a short-lived daily musical show with his then-wife, Della, on ABC from 1950-1951.[4][5] After the couple divorced, Russell left the U.S. and attained great success in Mexico and Latin America as a singer, actor, and host of his own television show. He returned in the mid 1960s and tried resurrecting his singing career. Although his cover of "It's Such a Pretty World Today" failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart (it "bubbled under", peaking at No. 119), it did spend one week at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart, making the song the first to top the AC chart while not entering the pop chart.[6]

Other versions

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Other artists who have recorded cover versions of the song include:

References

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  1. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wynn Stewart -- "It's Such a Pretty World Today" (1967, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 334.
  4. ^ "Andy & Della Russell". imdb.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "Andy & Della Russell "Who Shot The Hole In My Sombrero". youtube.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.[dead YouTube link]
  6. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 57.
  7. ^ Calendar nancysinatra.com. Retrieved 29 March 2009
  8. ^ "The Jimmy Bowen Singers, "It's Such a Pretty World Today" Single Release". Retrieved December 17, 2016.