| Wish You Were Here, Buddy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
| Producer | Randy Wood, Nick Venet | |||
| Pat Boone chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | "Spotlight" pick [2] |
Wish You Were Here, Buddy is a studio album by Pat Boone, released in 1966 on Dot Records. [1] [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wish You Were Here, Buddy" | Pat Boone | |
| 2. | "You Win Again" | Hank Williams | |
| 3. | "Five Miles from Home" | Mickey Newberry | |
| 4. | "Me" | Pat Boone | |
| 5. | "Don't Let the Blues Make You Bad" | Billy Mize | |
| 6. | "A Million and One" | Yvonne Devaney |
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