Just Plain Charley

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Just Plain Charley
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1970
Studio RCA Victor, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Producer Jack Clement (all tracks), Felton Jarvis (Side B: tracks 2-4)
Charley Pride chronology
The Best of Charley Pride
(1969)
Just Plain Charley
(1970)
Charley Pride's 10th Album
(1970)
Singles from Just Plain Charley
  1. "(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again"
    Released: October 1969

Just Plain Charley is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in 1970 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-4290). It included the No. 1 hit "(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again".

Contents

The album was awarded three stars from the web site AllMusic. [1] It debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on February 21, 1970, peaked at No. 1, and remained on the chart for 42 weeks. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Me and Bobby McGee" Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson 3:29
2."A Good Chance of Tear-Fall Tonight"Carolyn Stringer, L. E. White 2:46
3."One Time" Bill Rice, Jerry Foster2:27
4."(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again" A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Dallas Frazier 3:07
5."A Brand New Bed of Roses"Alex Zanetis2:14
6."That's Why I Love You So Much"Rice, J. Foster2:36
7."If You Had Only Taken the Time"Kent Westberry, Mervin Shiner2:15
8."Gone, Gone, Gone"Buckley Maxwell, Jerry Crutchfield 2:53
9."Happy Street" Ben Peters 2:12
10."I'm a Lonesome Fugitive"Casey Anderson, Liz Anderson 3:07
11."It's All Right" Betty Jean Robinson 2:31

Charts

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References

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