Don't Take It Away

"Don't Take It Away" is a song written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes, and recorded by American country music artist Jody Miller on her 1975 album, Will You Love Me Tomorrow. Her song peaked at number 67 on the U.S. Country charts in 1975. It was covered by American country music artist Conway Twitty in March 1979 as the first single from his album Cross Winds. Twitty's version was his 21st number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of nine weeks on the country chart.^[1]

"Don't Take It Away"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album Cross Winds
B-side	"Draggin' Chains"
Released	March 1979
Recorded	February 5, 1979
Studio	Woodland Sound Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	3:48
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Troy Seals Max D. Barnes
Producer(s)	Conway Twitty, David Barnes
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"Your Love Had Taken Me That High" (1978) "Don't Take It Away" (1979) "I May Never Get to Heaven" (1979)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	24

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 361.
2. "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2021.