Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard

Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard
Studio album by Buck Owens
Released	August 28, 1961
Recorded	December, 1960, Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Country
Length	31:22
Label	Capitol ST-1482
Producer	Ken Nelson
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Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard is an album by Buck Owens, released in 1961.

Harlan Howard wrote many of Buck Owens' biggest hits, including "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail," "Above and Beyond," "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)," and "Under the Influence of Love".

The CD re-issue in 1997 by Sundazed Records includes "Foolin' Around", the single that reached Number two on the Billboard Country singles charts.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "Owens sang Howard better than nearly anybody and Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard is full of wonderful songs and performances. ... one of Owens' most enjoyable LPs of the '60s."^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Harlan Howard unless otherwise noted.

1. "Foolin' Around" (Howard, Buck Owens) – 2:37
2. "Heartaches for a Dime" – 2:27
3. "Heartaches by the Number" – 2:28
4. "Let's Agree to Disagree" (Howard, Owens) – 2:22
5. "Keeper of the Key" (Ken Devine, Lance Guynes, Harlan Howard, Beverly Stewart) – 2:32
6. "I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today" – 2:22
7. "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" – 2:27
8. "I'll Catch You When You Fall" – 2:08
9. "Lyin' Again" – 2:16
10. "The One You Slip Around With" (Howard, Owens) – 2:29
11. "Think It Over" (Owens) – 2:16
12. "Key's in the Mailbox" – 2:26
13. "Foolin' Around" (Howard, Owens) – 2:32

Personnel

• Buck Owens – guitar, vocals, harmony vocals
• Don Rich – guitar, fiddle
• Pee Wee Adams – drums
• Bobby Austin – bass
• George French – piano
• Ralph Mooney – pedal steel guitar
• Jim Pierce – piano
• Jelly Sanders – fiddle
• Wayne Stone – drums
• Allen Williams – bass

Production notes

• Bob Irwin – producer, mastering
• Ken Nelson – producer
• Richard Russell – design

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

External links

• Reissue review at No Depression magazine.