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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:04 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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Sweethearts or Strangers is the debut album by country music singer Faron Young.
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:04 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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Sweethearts or Strangers is the debut album by country music singer Faron Young.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweethearts or Strangers" | Jimmie Davis, Lou Wayne | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Your Cheatin' Heart" | Hank Williams | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Shame on You" | Spade Cooley | 2:10 |
| 4. | "I Can't Tell My Heart" | Marvin McCullough | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Better Things Than These" | Red Hayes | 2:19 |
| 6. | "You Call Everybody Darling" | Sam Martin, Ben Trace | 2:06 |
| 7. | "I'm a Poor Boy" | Buck Peddy, Mel Tillis, Faron Young | 2:08 |
| 8. | "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" | Hank Williams | 2:19 |
| 9. | "Worried Mind" | Ted Daffan, Jimmie Davis | 2:18 |
| 10. | "I'll Be Yours" | Jim Odom | 2:49 |
| 11. | "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" | Dan Welch | 2:18 |
| 12. | "You Are My Sunshine" | Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell | 2:29 |
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