Greatest Hits Volume One (Billy "Crash" Craddock album)

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Greatest Hits Volume One
Greatest hits album by Billy "Crash" Craddock
Released 1974
Recorded 1971-1973
Genre Country
Label ABC
Producer Ron Chancey
Billy "Crash" Craddock chronology
Rub It In
(1974)
Greatest Hits Volume One
(1974)
Still Thinkin' 'bout You
(1975)

Greatest Hits Volume One is a greatest hits album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1974 on ABC Records. It was produced by Ron Chancey. [1]

Billy "Crash" Craddock American singer

Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hit "Boom Boom Baby". Switching to country music, he gained popularity in United States in the 1970s with a string of top ten country hits, several of which were number one hits, including "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "Ruby Baby". Craddock is known to his fans as "The King Of Country Rock Music" and "Mr. Country Rock" for his uptempo rock-influenced style of country music.

ABC Records was an American record label founded in New York City in 1955. It originated as the main popular music label operated by the Am-Par Record Corporation. Am-Par also created the Impulse! jazz label in 1960. It acquired many labels before ABC was sold to MCA Records in 1979. ABC produced music in a variety of genres: pop, rock, jazz, country, rhythm and blues, soundtrack, gospel, and polka. In addition to producing records, ABC licensed masters from independent record producers, and purchased regionally released records for national distribution.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Knock Three Times"
  2. "Dream Lover"
  3. "Don't Be Angry"
  4. "Slippin' and Slidin'"
  5. "'Till The Water Stops Runnin'"
  6. "Sweet Magnolia Blossom"
  7. "You Better Move On"
  8. "Afraid I'll Want To Love Her One More Time"
  9. "I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door"
  10. "Ain't Nothin' Shakin'"

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