Honey in the Horn (album)

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Honey in the Horn
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Studio album by
Al Hirt
Released 1963
Studio RCA Studio B, Nashville
Genre Jazz [1]
Length29:04
Label RCA Victor
Producer Chet Atkins, Steve Sholes
Al Hirt chronology
Trumpet and Strings
(1962)		Honey in the Horn
(1963)		 Our Man in New Orleans
(1963)
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Honey in the Horn is an album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor in 1963. The album was produced by Chet Atkins and Steve Sholes. The Anita Kerr Singers provided the vocals for the album. The backing band on the album consisted of saxophonist Boots Randolph, bassist Bob Moore, guitarists Ray Edenton and Grady Martin, and pianist Floyd Cramer. [5]

Contents

The single "Java" hit No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. The album landed on the Billboard Top LPs chart, reaching No. 3. [6]

Track listing

  1. "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke)
  2. "Java" (Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Freddy Friday)
  3. "Man with a Horn" (Bonnie Lake, Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney)
  4. "Tansy" (Norrie Paramor)
  5. "Night Theme" (Ray Peterson, Wayne Cogswell)
  6. "Talkin' Bout That River" (Ray Charles)
  7. "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" (Bart Howard)
  8. "To Be in Love" (Beasley Smith, Teddy Best)
  9. "Al Di La" (Carlo Donida, Mogol)
  10. "Malibu" (George Weiss, Hub Atwood)
  11. "Theme from a Dream" (Boudleaux Bryant)
  12. "I'm Movin' On" (Hank Snow)

Chart positions

Chart (1963)Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs 3
Singles
YearSingleChartPeak
position
1964"Java" Billboard Hot 100 4
Easy Listening (Billboard)1

References

  1. ↑ Molanphy, Chris (February 10, 2024). "The Hello Gorgeous Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate . Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ Honey in the Horn at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 708. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ↑ "Al Hirt: Honey In The Horn" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 187. October 10, 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ Al Hirt, Honey in the Horn Retrieved April 9, 2013
  6. ↑ Al Hirt, Honey on the Horn Chart Position Retrieved April 9, 2013
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