who wrote the song stop the world and let me off
W. S. Stevenson Carl Belew
title: Carl Belew text: charted in the 1970s with covers of "Stop the World and Let Me Off". Belew died of cancer on October 31, 1990 in Salina, Oklahoma. Carl Belew Carl Robert Belew (April 21, 1931 – October 31, 1990) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Belew recorded for Decca, RCA Victor, and MCA in the 1950s through 1970s, charting 11 times on Hot Country Songs. He also wrote singles for Johnnie & Jack, Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, and others. Born in Salina, Oklahoma, Belew's musical career began in the 1950s when he performed on the Louisiana Hayride. He signed to title: Folk-Country text: rock...I didn't mind the label; to me, folk music was the original country music, sung by folks, plain and simple." The album did contain one Jennings classic: the catchy, up-tempo "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)," which was released as a single (peaking at #16) and would remain a part of Jennings' live show for years. "Folk-Country" peaked at #9 on the "Billboard" country album chart. AllMusic: "Folk-Country" is Waylon's true debut album for the RCA label, and while it is very much embryonic in terms of its revelation of the mature Jennings sound, its roots are clearly audible title: Carl Belew text: later recorded by Skeeter Davis, Debbie Reynolds, Esther Phillips, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jim Reeves, and others. Also in this period, Johnnie & Jack recorded Belew's "Stop the World and Let Me Off", while Andy Williams recorded "Lonely Street". Belew's only other chart entry for Decca was the Number 19 "Too Much to Lose", followed by the Number 8 "Hello Out There", his first RCA Victor release, in 1962. He continued to write songs for others, including "What's He Doing in My World" by Eddy Arnold and "That's When I See the Blues" by Jim Reeves; both Waylon Jennings and Susan Raye title: Susan Raye text: in My Heart". In 1973 Raye's next album, "Cheating Game", spawned two singles, one of which (the title track) reached No. 18 on the Billboard Country Chart that year. The second single, "When You Get Back from Nashville", was not as successful and peaked outside Country's Top 40. That same year, Raye and Owens reunited for an album, "The Good Old Days (Are Again)", and together they had a Top 40 hit from the album. In 1974, Raye's album "Singing Susan Raye" also released a Top 20 hit, a remake of "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)". Raye's 1975 title: Folk-Country text: and the material, while safe, is more than satisfying...The single 'Stop the World (And Let Me Off)' is indicative of the kind of countrypolitan fare Atkins was developing at the label. And while this is only 1966, the listener can hear Jennings stretching the song to its limits - at least the limits imposed by a mainstream country single." Folk-Country Folk-Country is the major-label debut album by Waylon Jennings, released in 1966 on RCA Victor. It is his first collaboration with producer Chet Atkins. According to the book "Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville", Chet Atkins first