From This Pen

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From This Pen
Bill Anderson--From This Pen.jpg
Compilation album by
Bill Anderson
ReleasedJune 1965 (1965-06)
Recorded1958–1965
Studio
  • Bradley Studio
  • Columbia Studio
Genre
Length33:20
Label Decca
Producer Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson chronology
Showcase
(1964)		From This Pen
(1965)		 Bright Lights and Country Music
(1965)

From This Pen is a compilation album by American country music singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released in June 1965 via Decca Records in several sessions produced by Owen Bradley. It was Anderson's second compilation released during his career and contained songs that he had recorded since his signing with the label. Many of the songs featured were major hits for Anderson in preceding years.

Contents

Background, release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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From This Pen was Anderson's first compilation (and album overall) to feature entirely self-composed material. The album's title was derived from this idea. Although many of these songs were recorded by other artists, Anderson also cut them. This occurred in a series of sessions that took place in his early years at Decca (between 1958 and 1965). All of the sessions were produced by Anderson's long-time studio producer, Owen Bradley. The recording sessions were held at both the Bradley Studio and the Columbia Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. [3] The album contained a total of 13 tracks. This included the lead track, which served as a spoken introduction to the album. [1] Only two tracks were co-written with other songwriters. The remaining tracks were entirely self-composed. Several of these compositions were pitched to other country artists and became major hits during this time. These former hits include Connie Smith's "Once a Day," Lefty Frizzell's "Saginaw, Michigan," Ray Price's "City Lights" and Charlie Louvin's "I Don't Love You Anymore." [3]

From This Pen was released in June 1965 on the Decca label. It was Anderson's second compilation released in his music career. [3] The record was issued as a vinyl LP, containing seven track on side one and six tracks on side two. [4] From This Pen spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and peaked at number seven in October 1965. [5] It became Anderson's third album to chart on the Billboard country albums survey. [6] From This Pen received positive reception from Allmusic, who rated the record three out of five stars. [1]

Track listing

All songs composed by Bill Anderson, except where noted. [3]

Side one [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction" 1:00
2."Saginaw, Michigan"
3:12
3."City Lights" 3:00
4."Once a Day" 2:35
5."I Missed Me" 2:45
6."Mama Sang a Song" 3:27
7."That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" 2:30
Side two [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Riverboat" 2:24
2."The Tip of My Fingers" 2:29
3."I've Enjoyed as Much of This as I Can Stand"
2:32
4."Po' Folks" 2:50
5."I Don't Love You Anymore" 2:28
6."Still" 2:45

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of From This Pen. [3]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1965)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 7

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
CanadaJune 1965Vinyl Decca [8]
United States [4] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "From This Pen: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (February 19, 1966). "Bill Anderson: From This Pen" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 258. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Anderson, Bill (June 1965). "From This Pen (Liner Notes and Album Information)". Decca Records .
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Bill Anderson – From This Pen (1965, Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "From This Pen chart history". Billboard . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967–1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN   0898201241.
  7. ↑ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bill Anderson – From This Pen (Canada)". Discogs . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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