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| Honky Tonk Angel | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–1974 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
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Honky Tonk Angel is the twenty-ninth studio album by American country music artist Conway Twitty, released in 1974. It contains the single and title track "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)". [1] [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" | Troy Seals, Denny Rice | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Pop a Top" | Nat Stuckey | 2:10 |
| 3. | "Somewhere Just Out of Her Mind" | L. E. White | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Making Plans" | Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Don't Let It Go to Your Heart" | Joe E. Lewis, Conway Twitty | 2:41 |
| 6. | "A Bad Seed My Daddy Sowed" | Peggy Forman | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Before Your Time" | Twitty, Tommy Markman | 2:37 |
| 8. | "Love Is the Foundation" | William Cody Hall | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" | Harlan Howard | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Amazing Love" | John Schweers | 3:00 |
| 11. | "A Simple Country Girl" | White | 2:57 |
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