Stories We Could Tell

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Stories We Could Tell
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1972
RecordedAugust 23, 1971 – January 12, 1972
Genre Country rock
Length38:35
Label RCA
Producer Paul Rothchild
The Everly Brothers chronology
The Everly Brothers Show
(1970)
Stories We Could Tell
(1972)
Pass the Chicken & Listen
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide C [2]
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Stories We Could Tell is a country rock album by the Everly Brothers, released in 1972. [4] It was reissued as Stories We Could Tell:The RCA Years by BMG in 2003 and included additional tracks, all stemming from the successor album Pass the Chicken & Listen . In 2014 it was re-released once more on Stories We Could Tell + Pass The Chicken & Listen by Morello Records.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "All We Really Want to Do" (Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett) – 2:22
  2. "Breakdown" (Kris Kristofferson) – 3:12
  3. "Green River" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) – 4:42
  4. "Mandolin Wind" (Rod Stewart) – 3:01
  5. "Up in Mabel's Room" (Phil Everly, Terry Slater) – 3:15
  6. "Del Rio Dan" (Jeff Kent, Doug Lubahn, Holly Beckwith) – 3:57
Side 2
  1. "Ridin' High" (Dennis Linde) – 2:41
  2. "Christmas Eve Can Kill You (When You're Trying to Hitch a Ride to Anywhere)" (Dennis Linde) – 3:26
  3. "Three Armed, Poker-Playin' River Rat" (Dennis Linde) – 2:46
  4. "I'm Tired of Singing My Song in Las Vegas" (Don Everly) – 3:14
  5. "The Brand New Tennessee Waltz" (Jesse Winchester) – 3:11
  6. "Stories We Could Tell" (John Sebastian) – 3:19

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. "Stories We Could Tell - The Everly Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: E". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 286.
  4. Scoppa, Bud (July 6, 1972). "Stories We Could Tell". Rolling Stone.