The Seely Style

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The Seely Style
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Studio album by
Jeannie Seely
ReleasedSeptember 1966 (1966-09)
Genre Country [1]
Label Monument
Producer Fred Foster
Jeannie Seely chronology
The Seely Style
(1966)		 Thanks, Hank!
(1967)
Singles from The Seely Style
  1. "Don't Touch Me"
    Released: March 1966
  2. "It's Only Love"
    Released: September 1966

The Seely Style is a studio album released by American country artist Jeannie Seely. It was released in September 1966, by Monument Records and was produced by Fred Foster. It was Seely's debut studio album and spawned two singles that became charting songs. Its lead single, "Don't Touch Me", reached multiple record charts. The album itself reached the top ten of the US country chart and was her highest-peaking album in her career. The Seely Style received positive reviews from music publications following its release.

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Background

Jeannie Seely had started a songwriting career and had a brief recording contract with Challenge Records. Upon moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1965, Seely received professional support from songwriter Hank Cochran. [2] Cochran then brought Seely to see producer Fred Foster who signed her to his label Monument Records. Cochran and Seely were then given the task of finding a song that Foster could record. Ultimately, Cochran wrote a song for Seely called "Don't Touch Me", [3] which help build the sound and style of Seely's first Monument studio album. [4]

Recording and content

The Seely Style was produced entirely by Fred Foster [4] and comprised a total of 12 tracks. [1] The album's liner notes describe its musical style as being Blue-eyed soul, which helped coin the album's name. [4] Six of the songs on the collection were written or co-written by Hank Cochran. Among them was "Then Go Home to Her", which he co-wrote with Seely. [1] Another was the new recordings "Don't Touch Me" and "It's Only Love". [4] Seely is credited with Gail Talley on the track "It Just Takes Practice". [1] Many of the album's songs were cover tunes, such as "I Fall to Pieces" and "Put It Off Until Tomorrow". [5]

Release and critical reception

The Seely Style was released by Monument Records in September 1966 and was her debut studio album. The label distributed the album as a vinyl LP, offered in both mono and stereo versions. Six tracks were available on each side of the disc. [4] The album received reviews from music magazines following its release. Billboard magazine wrote, "Miss Seely has a sure-fire sales winner in this, her album debut." The publication further praised Foster's production, concluding that he has "developed a long-time top star". [5] Cash Box put it in its category of "Pop Picks" and wrote, "The dozen tracks should give the listener loads of enjoyment no matter where he drops the needle." [6] Record World believed the album had more of a country style, commenting that most of the songs have a "passing country feel" that allow for a "stylish c/w album." [7]

Chart performance and singles

The Seely Style made its debut on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart on October 15, 1966 and spent 20 weeks on the survey. By December 10, the album reached the number eight position on the country survey. It became Seely's only disc to make the top ten on the Billboard country chart and was her longest-running album on the chart. [8] Two singles were included on the album. "Don't Touch Me" was the disc's lead single and was released in March 1966 by Monument Records. [9] The song became her highest-peaking solo single on the US Billboard country songs chart, rising to number two. [10] It also rose to the number 85 position on the Billboard Hot 100 [11] and number 29 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart. [12] Its second single, "It's Only Love", was released in September 1966. [13] The song rose to number 15 on the US country songs chart in 1966. [10]

Track listing

Side one [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Touch Me" Hank Cochran 3:09
2."I Fall to Pieces"
3:36
3."Yesterday" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 2:16
4."I Wouldn't Know Where to Begin"
2:19
5."Put It Off Until Tomorrow"
2:13
6."It Just Takes Practice"
2:06
Side two [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Only Love"Cochran3:38
2."You Don't Have Very Far to Go"
2:09
3."Let It Be Me"
2:59
4."Then Go Home to Her"
  • Cochran
  • Seely
2:53
5."Darling Are You Ever Coming Home"
2:20
6."You Don't Have Time for Me"Cochran2:04

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Seely Style. [4]

Chart performance

Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [14] 8

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
North AmericaSeptember 1966
  • Vinyl LP (Mono)
  • Vinyl LP (Stereo)
 Monument [4]
AustraliaVinyl LP (Stereo)Universal Record Club [15]
North Americacirca 2020
  • Music download
  • streaming
 Sony Music Entertainment [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Jeannie Seely Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Jeannie Seely". Grizzly Rose. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Seely, Jeannie (September 1966). "The Seely Style (Liner Notes)". Monument Records . MLP-8057 (LP mono); SLP-18057 (LP stereo).
  5. 1 2 "Album Reviews: Country Spotlight". Billboard Magazine . 78 (13): 16. October 1, 1966.
  6. ↑ "Album Reviews: Pop Picks" (PDF). Cash Box : 24. October 1, 1966. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Album Reviews: Country" (PDF). Record World . September 24, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums, 1964-2007. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0898201734.
  9. ↑ Seely, Jeannie (March 1966). ""Don't Touch Me"/"You Tied Tin Cans to My Heart" (7" vinyl single)". Monument Records . 45-933.
  10. 1 2 "Jeannie Seely Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard . Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jeannie Seely chart history: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jeannie Seely chart history: Adult Contemporary". Billboard . Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  13. ↑ Seely, Jeannie (September 1966). ""It's Only Love"/"Then Go Home to Her" (7" vinyl single)". Monument Records . 45-965.
  14. ↑ "Jeannie Seely Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  15. ↑ Seely, Jeannie (September 1966). "The Seely Style [Australia]". Universal Record Club. SU-871 (LP Stereo).
  16. ↑ "The Seely Style - Album by Jeannie Seely". Apple Music . Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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