Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio | ||||
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Released | January 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Studio | RCA Victor (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
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Singles from Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio | ||||
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Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released in January 1975 on MCA Records and was produced by Owen Bradley.
It was Anderson's twenty third studio album to be issued and included three singles that became hits between 1974 and 1975. The album also reached major positions on the Billboard country albums chart upon its release date.
Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio was recorded in 1974 in sessions produced by Owen Bradley. Anderson had been under the production of Bradley since early years with the label. It would be their twenty third studio album together. The sessions were held at the RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. This was unlike Anderson's previous sessions that were recorded at Bradley's Barn. [2] The project contained 11 tracks. [3] Eight of the album's tracks were composed entirely by Anderson. The remaining tracks were written by other songwriters and musical artists. Among these were cover versions of songs first recorded by others. One example of this was "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird", which was first recorded by Marvin Rainwater. Another cover on the album is "Let Me Be the One", which was first recorded by Hank Locklin. [2]
Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio was released in January 1975 on MCA Records. [2] It was issued as a vinyl LP, with six songs on side one and five songs on side two. [3] After spending ten weeks on the chart, the album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in March 1975. [4] The album produced three singles between 1974 and 1975. The first was "Every Time I Turn the Radio On", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [5] [6] The song also peaked at number four on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada. [7] The second single was "I Still Feel the Same About You", the flip side to the title track, "Talk to Me Ohio". [5] The single also became a major hit, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard country chart and number 16 on the Canadian country chart. [8] [7] The third (and final) single issued was the track, "Country D.J." in May 1975. The single only reached number 36 on the Billboard country chart and number 23 on the Canadian country chart after its release. [7] [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Every Time I Turn the Radio On" | Bill Anderson | 2:11 |
2. | "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" | Marvin Rainwater | 2:24 |
3. | "I Still Feel the Same About You" | Anderson | 2:54 |
4. | "Country D.J." | Anderson | 3:19 |
5. | "A Perfect Angel" | Ben Peters | 2:42 |
6. | "Roller Coaster Ride" | Anderson | 2:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Talk to Me Ohio" | Anderson | 2:54 |
2. | "Let Me Be the One" |
| 2:19 |
3. | "Concrete" | Anderson | 2:54 |
4. | "You Are My Story (You Are My Song)" | Anderson | 2:59 |
5. | "The Only Way to Travel" | Anderson | 2:46 |
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio. [2]
Musical personnel
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Technical personnel
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] | 22 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Australia | January 1975 | Vinyl | MCA | [10] |
United States | [2] [3] | |||
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