The Best of Charley Pride is the first compilation album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-4223). It debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on November 1, 1969, peaked at No. 1, and remained on the chart for 84 weeks.[1]
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| Released | October 1969 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Bob Ferguson, Chet Atkins, Felton Jarvis, Jack Clement | |||
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It ranked third in sales among all albums released by Pride during his career, trailing only The Best of Charley Pride, Volume II and Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Just Between You and Me" | Jack Clement | 2:13 |
| 2. | "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger" | Don Robertson, Clement, Jerry Crutchfield | 2:16 |
| 3. | "Kaw-Liga" | Fred Rose, Hank Williams | 3:00 |
| 4. | "The Snakes Crawl at Night" | Fred Burch, Mel Tillis | 2:46 |
| 5. | "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" | A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Dallas Frazier | 3:00 |
| 6. | "The Easy Part's Over" | Rice, Foster | 2:20 |
| 7. | "The Day the World Stood Still" | Rice, Foster | 2:30 |
| 8. | "I Know One" | Clement | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Gone, On The Other Hand" | Clement | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Before I Met You" | Chuck Seitz, Elmer Rader, Joe Lewis | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Too Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Clement, Jack D. Johnson | 2:32 |
| 12. | "Let the Chips Fall" | Clement | 2:40 |
Charts
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References
edit- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 139. ISBN 0898201241.
- ^ Whitburn, p. 138.
- ^ "Charley Pride Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Charley Pride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1970". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.