Ira and Charlie

Ira and Charlie
Studio album by The Louvin Brothers
Released	1958
Genre	Country
Label	Capitol
The Louvin Brothers chronology

Last updated April 09, 2019

Ira and Charlie is an album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1958.

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

The Louvin Brothers were an American musical duo composed of brothers Ira and Charlie Louvin (Lonnie Loudermilk and Charlie Elzer Loudermilk. The brothers are cousins to John D. Loudermilk, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "It's solid enough, but some of their other Capitol work (such as the 1960 LP My Baby's Gone) is more imaginative, and places a greater weight on original material."^[1]

Richie Unterberger is an American author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.

Reissues

In 2008, Ira and Charlie was reissued by Raven records along with Country Love Ballads . Six bonus tracks were included.^[2]
In 1992, all of the tracks from Ira and Charlie were included in the Close Harmony 8-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.

<i>Country Love Ballads</i> 1958 studio album by The Louvin Brothers

Country Love Ballads is an album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1958.

Bear Family Records is a Germany-based independent record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll to old German movie soundtracks.

Track listing

"Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die" (Zeke Manners, Clark Van Ness) – 2:36
"We Could" (Felice Bryant) – 2:13
"Tennessee Waltz" (Redd Stewart, Pee Wee King) – 2:26
"Are You Teasing Me" (Charlie Louvin, Ira Louvin) – 2:54
"Too Late" (Jimmy Wakely) – 3:06
"Here Today and Gone Tomorrow" (Wally Fowler) – 2:19
"I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" (Peter Bond) – 2:41
"Have I Stayed Away Too Long" (Frank Loesser) – 2:29
"Nobody's Darling But Mine" (Jimmie Davis) – 2:44
"Why Not Confess" (Ralph Hamrick) – 2:33
"Making Believe" (Jimmy Work) – 2:23
"Take Me Back into Your Heart" (Gene Autry, Fred Rose) – 2:46

Personnel

Charlie Louvin – vocals, guitar
Ira Louvin – vocals, mandolin

Charles Elzer Loudermilk, known professionally as Charlie Louvin, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known as one of the Louvin Brothers, and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1955.

Ira Lonnie Loudermilk, known professionally as Ira Louvin, was an American country music singer, mandolinist and songwriter. He was a cousin of songwriter John D. Loudermilk.

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References

1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Ira and Charlie > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 28, 2011.
↑ Reissue of Country Love Ballads/Ira and Charliel Retrieved January 22, 2010.

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[AM-1] 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Ira and Charlie > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 28, 2011.

[2] Reissue of Country Love Ballads/Ira and Charliel Retrieved January 22, 2010.