Rub It In (album)

Last updated
Rub It In
Rub It In (album).png
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)

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
Australian (Kent Music Report)95 [1]
US Billboard 200 [2] 142
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 6

Related Research Articles

<i>Walk the Line</i> (soundtrack) 2005 soundtrack album by Various Artists

Walk the Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2005 biographical drama film of the same name released November 15, 2005 by Wind-Up Records. There are nine songs performed by Joaquin Phoenix, four songs by Reese Witherspoon, one song by Waylon Payne, one song by Johnathan Rice, two songs by Tyler Hilton, and one song by Shooter Jennings. At the Golden Globe Awards Joaquin Phoenix was awarded the Best Actor – Comedy or Musical and Reese Witherspoon was awarded the Best Actress – Comedy or Musical, as well as the film won the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon were also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Actress, which Witherspoon won.

Billy "Crash" Craddock American country and rockabilly singer

Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hits "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Switching to country music, he gained popularity in United States in the 1970s with a string of top ten country hits, several of which were number one hits, including "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "Ruby Baby". Craddock is known to his fans as "The King Of Country Rock Music" and "Mr. Country Rock" for his uptempo rock-influenced style of country music. His most recent release is the song "Paint Your Toes".

"Ruby Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by the Drifters. Their version was released on a single by Atlantic Records as catalog number 45 1089 in 1956. This original version peaked at No. 10 on the US R&B chart.

<i>Greatest Hits</i> (Waylon Jennings album) 1979 greatest hits album by Waylon Jennings

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American country music artist Waylon Jennings, released in 1979 by RCA Records.

Rub It In 1974 single by Billy "Crash" Craddock

"Rub It In" is a song written and originally recorded by Layng Martine Jr., and credited as Layng Martine. His version, released on the Barnaby Records label, was produced by Ray Stevens and was a U.S. chart single in the fall of 1971, reaching number 65.

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1939.

Im Gonna Knock on Your Door 1959 Isley Brothers song

"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door", written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne, is a song that was originally released by the Isley Brothers in 1959 and became a hit for teenage actor Eddie Hodges in 1961. It peaked at #12 at Billboard Hot 100.

Billy "Crash" Craddock discography Artist discography

The discography for country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock consists of nineteen studio albums, three live albums, fifteen compilation albums and sixty-five singles.

<i>The Best of Billy "Crash" Craddock</i> (1973 album) 1973 greatest hits album by Billy "Crash" Craddock

The Best of Billy "Crash" Craddock is an album by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. A collection of late 1960s recordings from Craddock's brief, unsuccessful stint on Chart, this "Best of" collection did not have a single cut on it that had made the Billboard charts during that period. This album was released in 1973 to cash in on Craddock's current success with several top ten hits on ABC Records and the album managed to hit the Hot Country Albums chart on Billboard peaking at #50. Craddock's stint at Chart was so unprolific that just eight songs had been recorded, requiring the full-length album to be fleshed out with two tracks by "guest artist" Gene Hood. The album was produced by Slim Williamson.

Live! is an album by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1977 on ABC/Dot Records. It was recorded at the Ivanhoe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Crash's Smashes: The Hits of Billy "Crash" Craddock is a greatest hits album by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1996 on the Razor & Tie label. The CD is now out of print.

Crash Craddock Live! is a live album released by Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released on the Cee Cee label in 1985. The album was recorded at the Little Nashville Opry in Nashville, Indiana.

<i>Billy "Crash" Craddock Sings His Greatest Hits</i> 1978 greatest hits album by Billy "Crash" Craddock

Sings His Greatest Hits is a greatest hits collection by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1978 on ABC Records as AB-1078. It was reissued as MCA Records 663 in 1981. The album was re-released again on cassette only in 1995. The album has been called "a good summation of his peak years."

The Best of Billy "Crash" Craddock is a greatest hits collection by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in 1982 on MCA Records. It consisted of two vinyl records.

"Easy as Pie" is a song written by Rory Bourke, Gene Dobbins and Johnny Wilson, and recorded by American country music singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in October 1975 as the first and title track from the album Easy as Pie. The song was a #1 hit on the country charts and was a crossover hit. A live version was also released on 1977's Live! and 2009's Live -N- Kickin'.

Layng Martine Jr. American songwriter (born 1942)

James Layng Martine Jr. is an American songwriter whose compositions have appeared on the country and pop music charts over a four-decade span beginning in the late 1960s. In 2013, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Some of Martine's writing credits include Elvis Presley's million-selling "Way Down"; The Pointer Sisters' Top Ten "Should I Do It" and Trisha Yearwood's "I Wanna Go Too Far". He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993 for Best Country Song, for co-writing Reba McEntire's "The Greatest Man I Never Knew". Martine's song "Rub It In", a number one country hit for Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1974, became a long-running TV commercial called "Plug It In" for SC Johnson's Glade Plug-ins air freshening product. This song was previously a No. 65 single on the Billboard Hot 100 for Martine himself in 1971, whose version was released on Barnaby Records.

"Broken Down in Tiny Pieces" is a song written by John Adrian., and recorded by American country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock, with Janie Fricke performing background vocals on the song. It was released in October 1976 as the first single from the album Crash. The song stayed at number one for one week and spend twelve weeks within the top 40.

Live -n- Kickin'' is a live album by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was recorded in July 2009 at the Little Nashville Opry in Nashville, Indiana. It was released in August 2009.

"Still Thinkin' 'bout You" is a song written by Johnny Christopher and Bobby Wood, and recorded by American country music artist Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released January 1975 as the first single from his album Still Thinkin' 'bout You. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

"Sweet Magnolia Blossom" is a song recorded by American country music artist Billy "Crash" Craddock. It was released in December 1973 as the third single from his album Mr. Country Rock. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. The song was written by Rory Bourke.

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.