Nashville Underground

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Nashville Underground
Nashville Underground.jpg
Studio album by
Released1968
Recorded1968
Genre Country-pop [1]
Length27:42
Label RCA
Producer Chet Atkins
Jerry Reed chronology
The Unbelievable Guitar and Voice of Jerry Reed
(1967)
Nashville Underground
(1968)
Alabama Wild Man
(1968)

Nashville Underground is the second studio album by Jerry Reed, also the second Reed recorded for RCA.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the album as "highly polished, exquisitely produced country-pop" and "a thoroughly engaging piece of period pop". [1] The album's review in Billboard praised the hit single "Tupelo Mississippi Flash" and commented favorably on the tracks "Wabash Cannonball", "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "John Henry", and "Remembering". [2]

Influence

Guitarist Brent Mason has cited listening to his father's copy of Nashville Underground as his first exposure to the 'wonders of the guitar'. [3] Reed, and this album in particular, have been credited at the 'underground' Nashville music scene aimed at college students as opposed to the traditional country audience. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jerry Reed, except where noted.

  1. "Remembering" – 2:52
  2. "A Thing Called Love" – 2:23
  3. "You Wouldn't Know a Good Thing" – 2:48
  4. "Save Your Dreams" – 1:58
  5. "Almost Crazy" – 2:44
  6. "You've Been Crying Again" – 2:10
  7. "Fine on My Mind" – 2:42
  8. "Tupelo Mississippi Flash" – 2:48
  9. "Wabash Cannonball" (trad., credited to J.A. Roff) – 2:33
  10. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Ray Charles) – 2:53
  11. "John Henry" (trad.) – 2:22

Charts

Chart (1968)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 31

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