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I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall
''I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall'' is an album by American country music singer Merle Haggard, released in 1978. It reached number 17 on the Country album chart. Retrieved December 2009. Background In the span of two years, Haggard switched record labels, divorced , married backup singer Leona Williams, and moved to to record with ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
''A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today'' is a studio album by Americans, American country music singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers (American band), the Strangers, released in 1977. Even though Haggard had moved to the MCA Records, MCA label, Capitol created this release from tracks previously recorded in 1975 and 1976. Recording and composition The album was the result of some shrewd marketing on Capitol's part, playing off Haggard's previous #1 hit "Workin' Man Blues" and his reputation as the "Poet of the Common Man" by dressing him up on the cover as a hardhat worker sitting at a bus stop with a lunch box and dangling cigarette. The concept was timely, considering the Jimmy Carter, Carter-era oil crisis that was engulfing the country, and is reflected in the self-penned title track. Despite a short running time of twenty-four minutes, the assembled LP album, LP includes several high quality cuts that, remarkably, did not make their original albums. Foremost of these is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Albums
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Hal Bynum
Harold Lynn Bynum (September 29, 1934 – June 2, 2022) was an American songwriter associated with the outlaw country movement in the 1970s. Bynum wrote more than 200 songs for popular country artists, including Kenny Rogers (" Lucille"), Patty Loveless ("Chains"), Johnny Cash (" Papa Was a Good Man"), Cash and Waylon Jennings (" There Ain't No Good Chain Gang"), and Jim Reeves ("Nobody's Fool"). Bynum also wrote "The Old, Old House", which has been performed by George Jones, Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, and the Grateful Dead. In 1977, Bynum received songwriter awards from the Country Music Association Awards The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The televised annual presentation ceremony f ... and the Academy of Country Music for "Lucille" (co-written with Roger Bowling (songwriter), Roger Bowling), the Song of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There Ain't No Good Chain Gang
"There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" is a song written by Hal Bynum and Dave Kirby, and recorded by American country music artists Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. It was released in May 1978 as the second single from the album '' I Would Like to See You Again''. The song reached #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Content The song is written and sung from the perspective of a prison inmate, writing back home to his family. He tells of the lessons he's learned while incarcerated; the chorus tells the four main ones: #"There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman", #"I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James", #"You don't go writing hot checks down in Mississippi", and #"There ain't no good chain gang A chain gang or road gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include repairing buildings, building roads, or clearing land. The system was nota ...". Chart perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannie Seely
Marilyn Jeanne Seely (born July 6, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and author. Primarily identified with country music, Seely found success with the Grammy Award-winning song " Don't Touch Me" (1966). Her soul-inspired vocal delivery gave her the nickname of "Miss Country Soul". Seely has been a member of and performer on the Grand Ole Opry, having appeared more times on the program than any other performer (over 5,000 appearances in her 55-year and ongoing tenure). Born and raised in northwestern Pennsylvania, Seely had an early interest in country music, regularly appearing on local radio and television stations. After high school she began a career in the baking industry and moved to California. Switching careers, she began writing songs which would be recorded by other artists. After being briefly signed with Challenge Records, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to further elevate her country music recording career. In Nashville, Seely's "Don' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
"Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" is a country song written by Hank Cochran Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy ... that was a hit single for Ray Price in 1965, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard chart. A later version by Ronnie Milsap in 1989 was Milsap's thirty-third number one single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart. Other notable recordings of the song were done by Jack Greene and George Jones and by Price and Willie Nelson as a duet. Chart performance Ray Price Connie Cato Willie Nelson & Ray Price Ronnie Milsap Year-end charts References 1965 songs 1965 singles 1977 singles 1980 singles 1988 singles Ray Price (musician) songs Willie Nelson songs Ronnie M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Lane
Red Lane (born Hollis Rudolph DeLaughter; surname pronounced ''Dee-LAW-ter''; February 9, 1939 – July 1, 2015) was an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist who was a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1993). A self-taught musician, Lane began writing songs in the early 1960s and over his career wrote or co-wrote 60 songs that reached the U.S. top 100 country charts. Outside of country music, Lane's songs have been recorded by a diverse group of artists including Bob Dylan, Ray Charles and Solomon Burke. He has credits as composer or instrumentalist on at least 386 albums. His most widely-known songs include, " 'Til I Get It Right" (recorded by Tammy Wynette, 1973), " Country Girl" (Dottie West), " Miss Emily's Picture" (John Conlee), " The Eagle" (Waylon Jennings, George Strait), " My Own Kind of Hat" (Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson), " Blackjack County Chain" (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings), " Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" (George Strait), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Been A Great Afternoon
"It's Been a Great Afternoon" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in July 1978 as the second single from the album ''I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall''. The song reached #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ... chart. Chart performance References 1978 singles 1978 songs Merle Haggard songs Songs written by Merle Haggard MCA Records singles {{1970s-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall (song)
"I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" is a song written by Chuck Howard, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in April 1978 as the first single and title track from the album ''I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall''. The song reached number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ... chart. Chart performance References 1978 singles 1978 songs Merle Haggard songs MCA Records singles {{1970s-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'', previously known as ''The Rolling Stone Record Guide'', is a book that contains professional music reviews written and edited by staff members from ''Rolling Stone'' magazine. Its first edition was published in 1979 and its last in 2004. First edition (1979) ''The Rolling Stone Record Guide'' was the first edition of what would later become ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide''. It was edited by Dave Marsh (who wrote a large majority of the reviews) and John Swenson, and included contributions from 34 other music critics. It is divided into sections by musical genre and then lists artists alphabetically within their respective genres. Albums are also listed alphabetically by artist although some of the artists have their careers divided into chronological periods. Dave Marsh, in his Introduction, cites as precedents Leonard Maltin's book '' TV movies'' and Robert Christgau's review column in the '' Village Voice''. He gives '' Phonolog'' and ''Schwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
