Honky Tonk Angel (Conway Twitty album)

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Honky Tonk Angel
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Studio album by
Released1974 (1974)
Recorded1973-1974
Genre Country
Label MCA
Producer Owen Bradley
Conway Twitty chronology
Clinging To A Saving Hand / Steal Away
(1973)
Honky Tonk Angel
(1974)
I'm Not Through Loving You Yet
(1974)

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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" Troy Seals, Denny Rice2:56
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 Morrison2:59
5."Don't Let It Go to Your Heart" Joe E. Lewis, Conway Twitty2:41
6."A Bad Seed My Daddy Sowed"Peggy Forman3:15
7."Before Your Time"Twitty, Tommy Markman2:37
8."Love Is the Foundation"William Cody Hall2:51
9."Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" Harlan Howard 2:40
10."Amazing Love"John Schweers3:00
11."A Simple Country Girl"White2:57

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References

  1. Conway Twitty (1973). Honky Tonk Angel (12-inch LP). US: MCA.
  2. Conway Twitty (1973). There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In) (7-inch single). US: MCA.