The Tall, Tall Gentleman

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The Tall, Tall Gentleman
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Released1963
Genre Country
Label Columbia Records

The Tall, Tall Gentleman is a studio album by country music singer Carl Smith. It was released in 1963 by Columbia Records (catalog no. CL-2091).

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on January 11, 1964, peaked at No. 12, and remained on the chart for a total of 11 weeks. [1]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of two-and-a-half stars. [2]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Back Up Buddy"
  2. "This Orchid Means Goodbye"
  3. "Loose Talk"
  4. "No More Loose Talkin'"
  5. "The Tall, Tall Gentleman"
  6. "Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus"

Side B

  1. "(When You Feel Like You're In Love) Don't Just Stand There"
  2. "Try to Take It Like a Man"
  3. "Before I Met You"
  4. "Live for Tomorrow"
  5. "Air Mail to Heaven"
  6. "I Dreamed of the Old Rugged Cross"

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References

  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 161. ISBN   0898201241.
  2. "The Tall, Tall Gentleman". AllMusic . Retrieved December 17, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)