''Before The Next Teardrop Falls'' is an

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

Freddy Fender Freddy Fender (born Baldemar Garza Huerta; June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006) was an American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. He was bes ...

. His first album, it was released in 1974. The album includes the number-one hits "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". It peaked at No. 20 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Production

The album was produced by Huey P. Meaux, on the recommendation of

Doug Sahm Douglas Wayne Sahm (November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in San Antonio, Texas. Sahm is regarded as one of the main figures of Tex-Mex music, and as an important per ...

Track listing

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Roses Are Red (My Love) "Roses Are Red (My Love)" is a popular song composed by Al Byron and Paul Evans. It was recorded by Bobby Vinton, backed by Robert Mersey and his Orchestra, in New York City in February 1962, and released in April 1962, and the song was his first ...

" ( Paul Evans, Al Byron) – 3:10 # "I'm Not a Fool Anymore" (Robert Thibodeau) – 2:32 # "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" (

Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Nig ...

) – 2:35 # "You Can't Get Here from There" (

Glenn Barber Martin Glenn Barber (February 2, 1935 – March 28, 2008), was an American country and rockabilly performer. He recorded for Hickory Records in the 1970s, releasing three albums and charting 21 singles on Hot Country Songs. His highest chart e ...

) – 2:56 # "I Love My Rancho Grande" (

) – 2:51 # "

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" is an American country and pop song recorded by Freddy Fender. It is considered by many to belong to the swamp pop idiom of south Louisiana and southeast Texas that had such a major musical impact on Fender. Song ...

" (Wayne Duncan, Fender,

Huey P Meaux Huey Purvis Meaux (March 10, 1929 – April 23, 2011) was an American record producer and the owner of various record labels and recording studios including Crazy Cajun Records, Tribe Records, Tear Drop Records, Capri Records, and SugarHill R ...

) – 2:52 # "I Almost Called Your Name" (Margaret Lewis, Myra Smith) – 2:30 # " Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (Vivian Keith, Ben Peters) – 2:30 # "

The Wild Side of Life "The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history, spending 15 weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' co ...

" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) – 3:08 # "After the Fire Is Gone" (L.E. White) – 2:56 # "

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry, as a country song and again as a doo-wop in 1967 by the group The Casinos on its album of the same name, and was a number 6 pop ...

" (

John D. Loudermilk John Dee Loudermilk Jr. (March 31, 1934 – September 21, 2016) was an American singer and songwriter. Although he had his own recording career during the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter. His best-known songs include "I ...

) – 2:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

* Freddy Fender – vocals *

Randy Cornor Randy Cornor (July 28, 1954 – March 24, 2022) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. Biography Cornor was born and raised in Deer Park, Texas, a sub ...

– guitar * Donny King – bass * Chester Vaughn – drums **Special note: "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" Bajo Sexto - Armando Lichtenberger Sr / Accordion - Silverio "Lefty" Cardenas

References

{{Authority control Freddy Fender albums 1974 debut albums Dot Records albums