| Open Up Your Heart | ||||
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| Released | December 27, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | April 6 – August 23, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 31:44 | |||
| Label | Capitol ST-2640 | |||
| Producer | Ken Nelson | |||
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| Singles from Open Up Your Heart | ||||
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Open Up Your Heart is an album by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos, released in 1966. It reached Number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart. [1]
It was re-released on CD in 1995 by Sundazed Music.
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
In his Allmusic review, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "...while it is still firmly within his trademark Bakersfield sound, there are slight moves away from his twangy, purer material and toward material that was just a little sillier and a little poppier... Open Up Your Heart doesn't resonate quite as strongly as earlier efforts from Owens, nor does it warrant as many repeat plays, but it is still crafted and played well enough to make it a satisfying listen." [1]
1995 bonus tracks:
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