Rub It In (album)

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Rub It In
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Studio album by
Released1974
Genre Country
Label ABC
Producer Ron Chancey
Billy "Crash" Craddock chronology
Mr. Country Rock
(1973)
Rub It In
(1974)
Greatest Hits Vol. 1
(1974)
Singles from Rub It In
  1. "Rub It In"
    Released: June 1974
  2. "Ruby Baby"
    Released: October 1974

Rub It In is a country album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1974 on ABC Records. It was produced by Ron Chancey. The album yielded two singles that went to #1 on the country music charts, "Rub It In" and "Ruby Baby".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rub It In"
  2. "Walk When Love Walks"
  3. "Ruby Baby"
  4. "Stop! If You Love Me"
  5. "Farmer's Daughter"
  6. "Quarter 'Til 3"
  7. "Walk Your Kisses"
  8. "It's Hard to Love a Hungry, Worried Man"
  9. "Arkansas Red"
  10. "Home Is Such a Lonely Place to Go"

Charts

Chart (1975)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [1] 95
US Billboard 200 [2] 142
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 6

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References

  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 76. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  2. "Billy Crash Craddock Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. "Billy Crash Craddock Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2020.