| This Is Faron Young! | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:15 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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This Is Faron Young! is the third album by country music singer Faron Young.
| This Is Faron Young! | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:15 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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This Is Faron Young! is the third album by country music singer Faron Young.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" | Joe Allison | 2:18 |
| 2. | "Tattle Tale Tears" | Owen Peery, Faron Young | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Goin' Steady" | Faron Young | 2:39 |
| 4. | "It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)" | Audrey Allison, Joe Allison, Faron Young | 2:04 |
| 5. | "Just Married" | Tommy Collins | 2:26 |
| 6. | "Sweet Dreams" | Don Gibson | 2:44 |
| 7. | "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" | Tommy Collins | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Have I Waited Too Long" | Linda Baggett, Webb Pierce | 2:46 |
| 9. | "For the Love of a Woman Like You" | Gertrude Cox, Jack Rhodes | 2:36 |
| 10. | "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" | Dan Welch | 2:15 |
| 11. | "If That's the Fashion" | Tommy Collins | 2:36 |
| 12. | "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" | Ted Daffan | 2:07 |
Faron Young was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' " and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style; and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a movie role, the Young Sheriff, Young's singles reliably charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The Wilburn Brothers were a popular American country music duo from the 1950s to the 1970s consisting of brothers Virgil Doyle Wilburn and Thurman Theodore "Teddy" Wilburn.
"Sweet Dreams" or "Sweet Dreams " is a country ballad, which was written by Don Gibson. Gibson originally recorded the song in 1955; his version hit the top ten of Billboard's country chart, but was eclipsed by the success of a competing version by Faron Young. In 1960, after Gibson had established himself as a country music superstar, he released a new version as a single. This version also charted in the top ten on the country chart and also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number ninety-three. The song has become a country standard, with other notable versions by Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris.
"It's Four in the Morning" is a song made famous by country music singer Faron Young. Released in 1971, the song was his first No. 1 hit single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart since 1961's "Hello Walls." The song was written by Jerry Chesnut.
"Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" was Faron Young's first number-one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit. It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music chart in 1955.
Lloyd Green is an American steel guitarist. Green is most notable for his session work, having played on records with artists such as The Byrds, Johnny Cash, David Allan Coe, Alan Jackson, The Monkees, Jean Stafford, Lynn Anderson, Don Williams, Paul McCartney, Charley Pride, Bob Dylan, Johnny Paycheck, George Hamilton IV and many others.
If You Ain't Lovin' " is a song written by Tommy Collins and originally recorded by country music artist Faron Young.
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer is a 1956 American western adventure film co-produced and directed by Albert C. Gannaway and Ismael Rodríguez and starring Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr. and Faron Young. The film was shot in Trucolor in Mexico. It was released by Republic Pictures at the height of the Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier craze.
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"I Just Came to Get My Baby" is a single by American country music artist Faron Young. Released in July 1968, it was the second single from his album Here's Faron Young. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"I Miss You Already " is a song recorded by American country music artist Faron Young. It was released in February 1957 as a single only. The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Wine Me Up" is a song first recorded by American country music artist Faron Young. It was released in May 1969 as the first single from his album, Wine Me Up. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and reached number 3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"Three Days" is a song written by Willie Nelson. It was originally recorded by American country music artist Faron Young on his 1961 album The Young Approach. Young's version was released as a single in January 1962 and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 is a compilation album by American country music singer and songwriter Faron Young, released in 1977 by Mercury Records. The album, composed of tracks recorded between 1970 and 1976, reached No. 24 on the US country music chart.
Sweethearts or Strangers is the debut album by country music singer Faron Young.
The Object of My Affection is the second album by the country music singer Faron Young, released in 1958 via Capitol Records. The album contains country versions of many of the popular standards that Young sang as a teenager.
Faron Young Sings the Best of Faron Young is a compilation album by country music singer Faron Young.
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The All-Time Great Hits of Faron Young is a compilation album by country music singer Faron Young.
Faron's Flamingos were an English band. In spite of having a lack of success due to poor decision making, they remain an important part of the Merseybeat history. They also have the distinction of being the first major example of the Mersey Motown sound with their release of "Do You Love Me".
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