Country Boy & Country Girl

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Country Boy & Country Girl
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1970 (1970-11)
RecordedSeptember 1970
Studio RCA Studio B
Genre
Label RCA Victor
Producer Jerry Bradley
Jimmy Dean chronology
The Dean of Country Music
(1970)
Country Boy & Country Girl
(1970)
Everybody Knows
(1971)
Dottie West chronology
Forever Yours
(1970)
Country Boy & Country Girl
(1970)
Careless Hands
(1971)
Side one [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original Artist(s)Length
1."Slowly"
Webb Pierce1:59
2."Jackson" Johnny Cash and June Carter 2:47
3."For the Good Times" Kris Kristofferson Ray Price 3:38
4."Let It Be Me" The Everly Brothers 2:02
5."Yours Love" Harlan Howard Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner 2:21
Side two [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original Artist(s)Length
1."Sweet Thang" Nat Stuckey Nat Stuckey2:37
2."Put It Off Until Tomorrow" Bill Phillips 2:20
3."I Got You"
Anita Carter and Waylon Jennings 2:28
4."Just Someone I Used to Know" Jack Clement Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner2:06
5."Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"
Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely 1:52

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Country Boy & Country Girl. [2]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1970)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 42

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
North AmericaNovember 1970VinylRCA Victor [2]

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