Hickory Holler Revisited

Hickory Holler Revisited
Studio album by O. C. Smith
Released	1968
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jerry Fuller
O. C. Smith chronology
For Once in My Life (1968) Hickory Holler Revisited (1968) At Home (1969)

Hickory Holler Revisited is a 1968 album for singer O.C. Smith. It contained his hit song "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp".

Background

With O.C. Smith's song "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" now a top 40 hit, Columbia Records ran a full-page ad in the 25 May 1968 issue of Record World alerting the reader that the album had been released. ^[1]

The album contained three hit singles, "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp", "Main Street Mission", and "Little Green Apples". ^[2]

Reception

The album was one of the Record World Picks of the Week for the week of 15 June 1968. ^[3]

Del Shields gave a review of the album in his "Taking Care of Business column" in Record World for the week of 13 July. He said that after listening to the album, there was evidence that O.C. Smith was on his way up and his vocal appeal was displayed in the album. His two picks were, The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" and "Honey (I Miss You)". ^[4]

The record was a "Recording of Special Merit" in the October 1968 issue of Hi-Fi Stereo-Review . ^[5]

Charts

The record debuted at no. 32 in the Record World LPs Coming Up chart for the week of 22 June. ^{[6] [7]} It was at no. 6 in the LPs Coming Up chart for the week of 6 July ^[8] before it made its debut at no. 96 in the 100 Top LPs chart the following week. ^[9] At week 18, the album peaked at no. 25 in the Record World 100 Top LP'S chart for the week of 9 November. ^{[10] [11]}

Track listing

Side 1

1. "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp"
2. "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"
3. "Main Street Mission"
4. "By The Time I Get to Phoenix"
5. "Long Black Limousine"
6. "The House Next Door"

Side 2

1. "Little Green Apples"
2. "Take Time to Know Her"
3. "Honey (I Miss You)"
4. "The Best Man"
5. "Seven Days"

References

1. Record World, May 25, 1968 - Page 9 Sometimes it takes years to become an overnight success
2. MusicVF.com - Hickory Holler Revisited by O.C. Smith
3. Record World, Vol. 22, No. 1097 June 15, 1968 - Page 1 ALBUM PICK'S OF THE WEEK
4. Record World, Vol. 23 No. 110 1 July 13, 1968 - Page 42 Taking Care of Business by Del Shields
5. HiFi-Stereo-Review, October, 1968 - Page 174 RECORDING OF SPECIAL MERIT, 0. C. SMITH: Hickory Holler Revisited.
6. Record World, Vol. 22, No. 1097 June 15, 1968 - Page 35 LP'S COMING UP
7. Record World, Vol. 22, No. 1098 June 22, 1968 - Page 27 LP'S COMING UP, 32. HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED
8. Record World, Vol. 22, No. 1100 July 6, 1968 - Page 29 LP'S COMING UP, 6. HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED
9. Record World, Vol. 23 No. 1101 Juay 13, 1968 - Page 28 100 TOP LP'S Week of July 13, 1968, This Wk. July 13 96, Last Wk. July 6 (-), HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED, Wks. on Chart 1
10. Record World, Vol. 23, No. 1118 November 9, 1968 - Page 34 100 TOP LP'S Week of November 9, 1968, This Wk. Nov. 9 25, Last Wk. Nov. 2 26, HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED, Wks. on Chart 18
11. Record World, Vol. 23, No. 1119 November 16, 1968 - Page 32 100 TOP LP'S Week of November 16, 1968, This Wk. Nov. 16 27, Last Wk. Nov. 9 25, HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED, Wks. on Chart 19

External links

• Discogs - O.C. Smith* – Hickory Holler Revisited