She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (album)

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She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory
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ReleasedMarch 1977 (1977-03)
RecordedNovember 1976
Studio RCA Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee
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Label RCA Victor
Producer
Charley Pride chronology
Sunday Morning with Charley Pride
(1976)
She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory
(1977)
Someone Loves You Honey
(1978)
Singles from She's Just an Old Just Love Turned Memory
  1. "A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"
    Released: August 1976
  2. "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"
    Released: January 1977
  3. "I'll Be Leaving Alone"
    Released: May 1977

She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory is the twenty-third studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in March 1977 via RCA Victor Records and contained ten tracks. The record was co-produced by Jerry Bradley and Pride. It was Pride's twenty third studio recording in his career and spawned three singles: "A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About", "I'll Be Leaving Alone", and the title track. The album received positive reviews from critics and music publications.

Contents

Background and content

At the beginning of his career, Charley Pride's musical sound was defined by a traditional country style. As his career progressed into the late 1970s, his style shifted more towards country pop arrangements. [2] This style would be reflected in albums like She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory. The album was recorded mostly in November 1976 at the RCA Victor Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were co-produced by Jerry Bradley and Pride. [3] The album contained a total of ten tracks. [1] A cover of Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" appears on the album. The remainder of the project's material were new recordings, including the title track, "The Rose Is For Today" and "I Feel the Country Callin' Me." [3]

Release and reception

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Billboard Favorable

She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory was released in March 1977 on RCA Victor Records. It would be Pride's twenty third studio release. [3] The album was distributed as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on both sides of the record. [4] It was also issued as a cassette to specific markets. [5] The album spent a total of 24 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums and peaked at number six in May 1977. [6] It would also become his first studio release to reach a peak position on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number 34 in 1977. [7] The project received a positive review from Billboard magazine in their April 1977 issue. Writers praised the whole album, but were especially fond of the album's ballads which they believed to be "his strength." [8] It would also receive a four star rating from Allmusic in later years. [1]

A total of three singles were spawned from She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory. The first single released off the record was "A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About," in August 1976. [9] It spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and reached the number two spot in October. [10] The title track was released as the second single in January 1977. [9] By March the single had topped the Billboard country songs list. [11] The third and final single off the album was released in May 1977, "I'll Be Leaving Alone." [9] It spent 14 weeks on the country chart and would peak at number one. [12] All three singles would also reach number one on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada. [13]

Track listings

Vinyl version

Side one [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"John Schweers2:32
2."Rhinestone Cowboy" Larry Weiss 2:46
3."The Hunger"Lee Fry2:40
4."A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About" Ben Peters 2:42
5."I Feel the Country Callin' Me"Joe Richie3:13
Side two [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Be Leaving Alone"2:47
2."We Need Lovin'"
  • Bobby David
  • June Dussia
2:33
3."Country Music"Don Feagin2:28
4."The Rose Is For Today"Schweers3:19
5."Get Up Off Your Good Intentions"
  • David
  • Dussia
2:05

Cassette version

Side one [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"Schweers2:32
2."The Hunger"Fry2:40
3."A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"Peters2:42
4."I Feel the Country Callin' Me"Richie3:13
5."Country Music"Feagin2:28
Side two [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Be Leaving Alone"
  • Holyfield
  • Lee
2:47
2."We Need Lovin'"
  • David
  • Dussia
2:33
3."The Rose Is For Today"Schweers3:19
4."Get Up Off Your Good Intentions"
  • David
  • Dussia
2:05
5."Rhinestone Cowboy"Weiss2:46

Digital version

She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory [14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"Schweers2:35
2."Rhinestone Cowboy"Weiss2:48
3."The Hunger"Fry2:42
4."A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"Peters2:43
5."I Feel the Country Callin' Me"Richie3:14
6."I'll Be Leaving Alone"
  • Holyfield
  • Lee
2:49
7."We Need Lovin'"
  • David
  • Dussia
2:35
8."Country Music"Feagin2:29
9."The Rose Is For Today"Schweers3:21
10."Get Up Off Your Good Intentions"
  • David
  • Dussia
2:06

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory. [3]

Musical and technical personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
AustraliaMarch 1977Vinyl RCA Victor Records [18]
Canada [19]
United Kingdom [20]
Cassette [5]
United StatesVinyl [3] [4]
2010s Sony Music Entertainment
  • Digital
  • streaming
[14]

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