Songs of the Brazos Valley | ||||
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Released | 1956 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Singles from Songs of the Brazos Valley | ||||
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Songs of the Brazos Valley is a studio album by country music artist Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys. It was released in 1956 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-418). It was Thompson's first album. [1]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four stars. [1] Reviewer Bruce Eder called it "an entertaining combination of fast-paced novelty tunes ..., slow romantic ballads ..., covers ..., and surprisingly brisk adaptations of traditional material". [1]
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