''Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard'' is an album by

Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for the Buckaroos, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 ...

, released in 1961.

Harlan Howard Harlan Perry Howard (September 8, 1927 – March 3, 2002) was an American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote many popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists. C ...

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) "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, ...

," and "Under the Influence of Love". The CD re-issued in 1997 by

Sundazed Records Sundazed Music is an American independent record label based in Coxsackie, New York. It specializes in obscure and rare recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s. In 2000, Sundazed had a staff of 15 and two mixing studios, including a vintage audio ...

includes "Foolin' Around", the single that reached Number two on the

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Country singles charts.

Reception

In his

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

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."

Track listing

Personnel

*Buck Owens – guitar, vocals, harmony vocals *

Don Rich Donald Eugene Ulrich (August 15, 1941 – July 17, 1974), best known by the stage name Don Rich, was an American country musician who helped develop the Bakersfield sound in the early 1960s. He was a noted guitarist and fiddler, and a ...

– guitar, fiddle *Pee Wee Adams – drums *Bobby Austin – bass *George French – piano *

Ralph Mooney Ralph Mooney (September 16, 1928 – March 20, 2011) was an American steel guitar player and was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1983. He was the original steel guitarist in Haggard's band, the Strangers. A native of Duncan, Ok ...

– 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

External links

Reissue review at ''No Depression'' magazine.
{{Authority control 1961 albums Buck Owens albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by Ken Nelson (United States record producer) Albums recorded at Capitol Studios