The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits is an album by the Everly Brothers, originally released in 1963. It was re-released on CD in 2005 on the Collectors' Choice Music label.
The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1963 | |||
Recorded | June 20 & 21, 1963 Nashville, TN | |||
Length | 29:35 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Allmusic stated in their review: "The singing is some of the most beautiful in the Everlys' output, and the arrangements are models of creative simplicity — and for fans of the duo, it's almost as essential a record as Roots."
Track listing
edit- Side one
- "Oh Lonesome Me" (Don Gibson) – 2:17
- "Born to Lose" (Frankie Brown, Ted Daffan) – 2:24
- "Just One Time" (Don Gibson) – 2:19
- "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" (Hank Locklin) – 2:32
- "Release Me" (Eddie Miller, Dub Williams, Robert Yount) – 2:21
- "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (Hal Blair, Don Robertson) – 2:24
- Side two
- "I Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash) – 2:40
- "Lonely Street" (Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder, W.S. Stevenson) – 2:22
- "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (Dick Reynolds, Jack Rhodes) – 2:16
- "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) – 2:57
- "Sweet Dreams" (Don Gibson) – 2:48
- "This Is the Last Song I'm Ever Going to Sing" (Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis) – 2:15
Personnel
edit- Don Everly – guitar, vocals
- Phil Everly – guitar, vocals
- Glen Campbell- guitar
- Sonny Curtis- guitar
- Billy Strange-guitar
- Red Rhodes- steel guitar
- Bert Dodson- bass
- Hal Blaine- drums
- Leon Russell- piano
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
External links
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