Little Things (Jeannie Seely album)

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Little Things
Jeannie Seely--Little Things.jpg
Studio album by
Jeannie Seely
ReleasedDecember 16, 1968 (1968-12-16)
RecordedAugust 1967 – August 1968
Studio
Genre Country [1]
Label Monument Records
Producer
Jeannie Seely chronology
I'll Love You More
(1968)		Little Things
(1968)		 Jeannie Seely
(1969)
Singles from Little Things
  1. "Welcome Home to Nothing"
    Released: January 29, 1968
  2. "How Is He"
    Released: May 20, 1968
  3. "Little Things"
    Released: October 14, 1968

Little Things is a studio album by American country artist Jeannie Seely. It was released on December 16, 1968, by Monument Records and was co-produced by Fred Foster and Jim Malloy. The record was Seely's fourth studio album recorded and released. It spawned three singles in 1968. Two of these singles became hits on the Billboard country chart. The album would be Seely's final studio release while recording for Monument.

Contents

Background and content

Little Things was recorded in several sessions between August 1967 and August 1968. Some of the musical sessions were recorded at the Fred Foster Sound Studio, while the remaining cuts were recorded at Bradley's Barn. Both venues were located in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of the album's sessions were produced by Fred Foster, Seely's longtime collaborator at Monument. However, four tracks were produced by Jim Malloy. [2] The album contained 11 tracks. One of these tracks, "Maybe I Should Leave", was penned by Seely herself. Three of the tracks were written by Seely's then-husband and songwriter, Hank Cochran. The title track was composed by Willie Nelson and his wife Shirley Nelson. [3] The album also included cover versions of songs previously recorded by other music artists. Among these tracks was "Harper Valley PTA", previously recorded by Jeannie C. Riley the same year. The seventh track, "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife", was first cut by Glen Campbell. [2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard Favorable
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Little Things was released in December 16, 1968, by Monument Records. It was originally issued as a vinyl record, with five songs of the first side and six songs on the opposite side of the record. [2] In the 2010s, the project was released in a digital format. [4] Little Things peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in January 1969. It became Seely's fourth album to place on the list. [5]

The project also included three singles released by Seely in 1968. The three singles issued from the album failed to become major hits, instead reaching top 40 positions on the Billboard country singles chart. The first single, "Welcome Home to Nothing", reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in April 1968. [6] The next single issued, "How Is He", peaked at number 23 on the same chart. [7] The third single spawned from the album was the title track, which did not chart on any Billboard publication. [8] The album received reviews since its release. A 1968 review by Billboard gave the record a positive reception. "Jeannie Seely only needs the right tune to score hard; she has several tunes here in that category," writers commented. [9] In later years, the album was reviewed by Allmusic and it received a rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars. [1]

Track listing

Original edition

Side one [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Things"
3:29
2."Just Because I'm a Woman" Dolly Parton 2:12
3."Maybe I Should Leave" Jeannie Seely 2:20
4."Welcome Home to Nothing" Hank Cochran 2:38
5."A Little Unfair"
  • Cochran
  • Chuck Howard
2:32
Side two [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Leave Me Alone"Cochran2:38
2."Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" Chris Gantry 2:52
3."How Is He" Marijohn Wilkin 2:00
4."Harper Valley PTA" Tom T. Hall 3:14
5."My Love Dies Hard" Ed Bruce 2:42
6."Long Black Limousine"
  • Bobby George
  • Vern Stovall
3:50

Digital edition

Digital edition [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Things"
  • S. Nelson
  • W. Nelson
3:29
2."Just Because I'm a Woman"Parton2:12
3."Maybe I Should Leave"Seely2:20
4."Welcome Home to Nothing"Cochran2:38
5."A Little Unfair"
  • Cochran
  • Howard
2:32
6."Leave Me Alone"Cochran2:38
7."Dreams of the Everyday Housewife"Gantry2:52
8."How Is He"Wilkin2:00
9."Harper Valley PTA"Hall3:14
10."My Love Dies Hard"Bruce2:42
11."Long Black Limousine"
  • George
  • Stovall
3:50

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Little Things. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1969)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [10] 36

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesDecember 16, 1968Vinyl Monument [3]
November 23, 2018Music download Sony Music Entertainment [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Little Things -- Jeannie Seely: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Seely, Jeannie (December 16, 1968). "Little Things (Liner Notes)". Monument Records .
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Jeannie Seely -- Little Things (1968, Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Little Things by Jeannie Seely". Apple Music . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Little Things chart history". Billboard . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ↑ ""Welcome Home to Nothing" chart history". Billboard . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ↑ ""How Is He" chart history". Billboard . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   0-89820-177-2.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard . 80 (52). December 28, 1968.
  10. ↑ "Jeannie Seely Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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