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Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2 | ||||
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Released | 1968 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol ST-2897 [1] | |||
Producer | Ken Nelson | |||
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Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2 is a compilation album by Buck Owens, released in 1968.
The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [4]
Capitol deleted the album after Owens departed the label for Warner Bros. Records, in 1977. [5]
AllMusic called the album "a must for any serious country & western fan." [2]
All songs by Buck Owens unless otherwise noted.
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