The Originals (The Statler Brothers album)

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The Originals
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Studio album by The Statler Brothers
Released 1979 (1979)
Genre Country
Label Mercury
Producer Jerry Kennedy
The Statler Brothers chronology
Christmas Card
(1978)
The Originals
(1979)
10th Anniversary
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Originals is the twentieth studio album by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in 1979 via Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. [2]

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

The Statler Brothers were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally and, in 1964, they began singing backup for Johnny Cash.

Mercury Records record label

Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. In the United States, it operates through Island Records; in the UK, it is distributed by Virgin EMI Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "How to Be a Country Star" (Don Reid, Harold Reid) – 3:26
  2. "When the Yankees Come Home" (D. Reid) – 3:23
  3. "Here We Are Again" (D. Reid) – 2:45
  4. "Where He Always Wanted to Be" (D. Reid, H. Reid) – 2:50
  5. "Mr Autry" (D. Reid, H. Reid) – 3:05
  6. "Nothing as Original as You" (D. Reid) – 2:21
  7. "Counting My Memories" (Kim Reid) – 2:40
  8. "Little Farther Down the Road" (Lew DeWitt) – 2:32
  9. "Just a Little Talk with Jesus" (Cleavant Derricks) – 2:30
  10. "Almost in Love" (D. Reid, H. Reid) – 2:45
  11. "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key) - 1:43

Chart performance

Chart (1979)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums8
U.S. Billboard 200183
Canadian RPM Country Albums21

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References

  1. "The Originals review". Allmusic . Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. "The Originals Charts". Allmusic . Retrieved 12 November 2015.