"Years Ago" is a song written by Don Reid, and recorded by American

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group

The Statler Brothers The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group from Staunton, Virginia. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally, and from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening a ...

. It was released in October 1981 as the third single and title track from the album ''

Years Ago A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exa ...

''. The song reached #12 on the ''

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'' Hot Country Single & Tracks chart.

Chart performance

References

1981 singles 1981 songs The Statler Brothers songs Songs written by Don Reid (singer) Song recordings produced by Jerry Kennedy Mercury Records singles {{1981-country-song-stub