It's Everly Time is the third studio album by American singing duo The Everly Brothers, released in 1960. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Pop albums chart. It's Everly Time was their first album on Warner Bros. after leaving the independent label Cadence. Though Warner Brothers was based in Los Angeles, they continued to record in Nashville with top session players, laying down all the dozen tracks over the course of five sessions in March 1960.
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| Released | May 1960 | |||
| Recorded | March 8–24, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll[1] | |||
| Length | 26:59 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Singles from It's Everly Time | ||||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "While the Everlys' sound was diluted by more elaborate production in the '60s, that's not at all true on this LP, which is one of their very best. Not a stiff among the 12 tracks..."[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" | Don Everly | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Just in Case" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:12 |
| 3. | "Memories Are Made of This" | Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller | 2:35 |
| 4. | "That's What You Do to Me" | Bob Montgomery, Earl Sinks | 2:03 |
| 5. | "Sleepless Nights" | 2:24 | |
| 6. | "What Kind of Girl Are You" | Ray Charles | 1:57 |
| 7. | "Oh True Love" | 2:13 | |
| 8. | "Carol Jane" | Dave Rich | 1:51 |
| 9. | "Some Sweet Day" | 2:25 | |
| 10. | "Nashville Blues" | 2:39 | |
| 11. | "You Thrill Me (Through and Through)" | 2:05 | |
| 12. | "I Want You to Know" | Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino | 2:02 |
Personnel
edit- Don Everly – guitar, vocals
- Phil Everly – guitar, vocals
- Chet Atkins, "Sugarfoot" Garland - electric guitar
- James Clayton - steel guitar
- Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance - bass
- Floyd Cramer or Marvin H. Hughes - piano
- "Buddy" Harman Jr. - drums
References
edit- ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "Rock and Roll: The First Eight Years". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 18. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "It's Everly Time > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.