The Sensational Charley Pride

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The Sensational Charley Pride
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1969
Studio RCA, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country
Label RCA Victor
Producer Felton Jarvis, Jack Clement
Charley Pride chronology
Charley Pride in Person
(1969)
The Sensational Charley Pride
(1969)
The Best of Charley Pride
(1969)
Singles from The Sensational Charley Pride
  1. "Let the Chips Fall"
    Released: September 1968

The Sensational Charley Pride is the sixth studio album by the American country music artist of the same name. It was released on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-4153). The album was awarded four-and-a-half stars from the web site AllMusic. [1] It debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on June 14, 1969, peaked at No. 2, and remained on the chart for 41 weeks. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Louisiana Man" Doug Kershaw 2:36
2."She Still Got a Hold On You" Jack Clement 2:55
3."Let the Chips Fall"Clement2:40
4."Come On Home and Sing the Blues to Daddy"Ray Corbin2:15
5."Never More Than I"Alex Zanetis2:30
6."Let Me Live Again"Zanetis2:31
7."Take Care of the Little Things"Zanetis2:24
8."Even After Everything She's Done" Bill Rice, Jerry Foster1:55
9."(It's Just a Matter of) Making Up My Mind"Rice, Foster2:23
10."It's the Little Things"Arlieth Duff2:48
11."Billy Bayou" Roger Miller 2:11
12."We Had All the Good Things Going" Jerry Monday, Mervin Shiner 2:41

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References

  1. "The Sensational Charley Pride". AllMusic . Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 139. ISBN   0898201241.