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and recorded and released as a single by American

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artist,

Skeeter Davis Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's " The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis ...

. The song was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in

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on March 9, 1973. The session was produced by Ronny Light. The song was released as a single in May 1973, reaching the number twelve ''

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chart. It was Davis' first major hit in three years on the country chart. It would also be her final major hit. Additionally, the single reached number one on the ''Billboard''

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Singles Chart, her final entry on the pop chart, which had been preceded by a seven-year hiatus. Additionally, the single peaked at number eleven on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Songs chart. It was issued onto Davis' studio album of the same name.

Chart performance

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