Buck Owens (1961 album)

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Buck Owens
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1961 (1961-01-30)
Recorded1957-1960
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Country
Length32:21
Label Capitol T-1489
Producer Ken Nelson, Virginia Richmond
Buck Owens chronology
Buck Owens
(1960)
Buck Owens
(1961)
Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard
(1961)

Buck Owens is the debut album on Capitol Records by Buck Owens, released in 1961. It would mark the beginning of a long association for Owens with producer Ken Nelson.

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Owens' single "High as the Mountain" reached Number 27 on the Billboard Country Singles charts. It, and "Nobody's Fool But Yours", is included as a bonus track on the 1995 re-issue by Sundazed Records.

Reception

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In his Allmusic review, critic Cub Koda wrote of the CD reissue "Featuring Owens' early development of the Bakersfield sound... Transfers are astonishingly crisp and clear, showing producer Ken Nelson's touch to good advantage. The sound that became the legend starts right here." [1]

Track listing

All songs by Buck Owens unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Above and Beyond" (Harlan Howard) – 2:24
  2. "Second Fiddle" – 2:03
  3. "Tired of Livin'" – 2:00
  4. "I Gotta Right to Know" (Owens, Rolly Weber) – 2:32
  5. "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" (Howard, Owens) – 2:25
  6. "I'll Give My Heart to You" – 2:00
  7. "Under Your Spell Again" – 2:40
  8. "My Everlasting Love" – 2:16
  9. "Take Me Back Again" – 2:36
  10. "'Til These Dreams Come True" (Owens, Dusty Rhodes) – 2:26
  11. "Walk the Floors" (Owens, Rhodes) – 2:23
  12. "I'll Take a Chance on Loving You" (Buck Owens, Lucy Cole)– 2:01
    1995 re-issue bonus tracks:
  13. "High as the Mountain" – 2:21
  14. "Nobody's Fool But Yours" – 2:14

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References

  1. 1 2 Koda, Cub. "Buck Owens > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved May 31, 2015.