''I Love You Drops'' is a studio album by American

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singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released in August 1966 on

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and was produced by

Owen Bradley William Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American musician and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sou ...

. It was Anderson's fifth studio release and included three singles that became major hits on the ''

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'' country chart. The album would also become a success on the ''Billboard'' country albums list upon its release, becoming one of his most successful charting albums.

Background and content

''I Love You Drops'' was recorded in May 1966 at Bradley's Barn, a studio located in

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. The studio was owned by the record's producer,

. Anderson had recorded all of his albums up to this point with Bradley. The album consisted of 12 tracks altogether. Among the album's tracks were cover versions of songs originally recorded by other artists in country music. The third track, "Talkin' to the Wall", was originally released as a single by

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. The second track on side two, "In the Summertime", was written and recorded by

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. The fourth track on side two was a cover of

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's " I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". Seven of the songs were composed by Anderson. Among these songs was the record's title track and the track "Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep".

Release and reception

''I Love You Drops'' was released in August 1966 on

. It was his fifth studio album release since joining Decca's roster in 1958. The album was released as a

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, with six songs on side one and side two. ''I Love You Drops'' peaked at number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart on October 15, 1966. It became Anderson's highest-charting album and his only one to reach the top position on ''Billboard''. Three singles released between 1965 and 1966 were included on the album. The song, "Certain", appeared on side two of the record and was issued as a single in February 1965. The song reached number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in May 1965. The title track was released in December 1965 as a single to radio. The song became a top ten hit, reaching number four on the ''Billboard'' country singles chart in May 1966. In August 1966, the track "

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" was issued as the third and final single. The single became a number one hit on the country singles chart by November 1966, Anderson's third number one hit single as a recording artist. The album received two out of five stars from

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in years following its initial release.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the

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of ''I Love You Drops''. Musical personnel * Bill Anderson – lead vocals *

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– guitar *

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– piano *

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– guitar * Roy Huskey –

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* The Jordanaires – background vocals * The Anita Kerr Singers – background vocals * Grady Martin – guitar * Len Miller – drums *

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* Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano * Jerry Shook – guitar * Joe Zinkan – bass Technical personnel * Owen Bradley – record producer * Hal Buksbaum – photography

Chart performance

Release history

References

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