Charley (album)

1975 studio album by Charley Pride

Charley

Studio album by

Charley Pride

Released| May 1975 (1975-05)
Recorded| June 1974
Studio| RCA Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre|

* Country
* country pop[1]

Label| RCA Victor
Producer| Jack Clement
Charley Pride chronology
| Pride of America
(1974)  | Charley
(1975)  | The Happiness of Having You
(1975)

|
|

Singles from  Charley

1. "I Ain't All Bad"
Released: March 1975
2. "Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)"
Released: July 1975

Charley is the twentieth studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in May 1975 via RCA Victor Records and was produced by Jack Clement. The record was Pride's twentieth studio album released in his career and contained a total of ten tracks. The album included two singles which became major hits that year on the country chart: "I Ain't All Bad" and "Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)."

## Background and content

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Charley Pride had nearly a decade of country music success by 1975. This included a string of number one hits during this period, including "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer," "She's Too Good to Be True" and "A Shoulder to Cry On." As the decade progressed, his music took more country pop style,[2] which included this album release. Charley was recorded mostly in June 1974 at the RCA Victor Studio, which was located in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording sessions were produced by Jack Clement, Pride's longtime RCA record producer.[3] The album contained a total of ten tracks.[1] It contained a cover version of "She's as Close as I Can Get to Loving You," which was originally a minor hit for Hank Locklin in 1971. It also included "Lovin' Understandin' Man," which was also cut by Don Williams around the same time. The project also contained two tracks written by Johnny Duncan and one track written by Gary Stewart.[3]

## Release and reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|

Charley was released on RCA Victor Records in May 1975. It was his twentieth studio recording released in his career.[3] The album was originally distributed as a vinyl LP, with five songs on each side of the record.[4] In the 2010s, it was re-released in a digital format to streaming services, such as Apple Music.[5] It spent a total of 20 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums and peaked at number five in September.[6]

Charley contained two singles which became top ten hits that year on the Billboard country chart. The first was "I Ain't All Bad," which was issued on RCA Victor in March 1975.[7] The song peaked at number six on the Hot Country Songs chart by June 1975.[8] It also reached number one on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada.[9] The second single released off the album was "Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)," which was issued in July 1975.[7] By October of that year, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[10] It also became a top ten hit in Canada.[11] Charley was only given a rating of two stars from Allmusic.[1]

## Track listing

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### Vinyl version

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Side one[3]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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|
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1.| "Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)"|

* Bobby David
* Jim Rushing

| 2:59
2.| "Searching for the Morning Sun"|

* Paul Gibbons
* Jerry Grindele
* Tony Hatch

| 2:21
3.| "The Hardest Part of Livin's Lovin' Me"| Don Feagin| 1:48
4.| "Now and Then"|

* Jerry Foster
* Bill Rice

| 2:29
5.| "Fools"| Johnny Duncan| 2:29

Side two[3]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "I Ain't All Bad"| Duncan| 2:53
2.| "She's as Close as I Can Get to Loving You"|

* Dallas Frazier
* Arthur Leo Owens

| 2:42
3.| "One Mile More"| Anne Monkhouse| 1:54
4.| "You're the Woman Behind Everything"| Gary Stewart| 2:12
5.| "Lovin' Understandin' Man"| Rushing| 2:13

### Digital version

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Charley[5]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)"|

* David
* Rushing

| 3:00
2.| "Searching for the Morning Sun"|

* Gibbons
* Grindele
* Hatch

| 2:24
3.| "The Hardest Part of Livin's Lovin' Me"| Feagin| 1:50
4.| "Now and Then"|

* Foster
* Rice

| 2:30
5.| "Fools"| Duncan| 2:31
6.| "I Ain't All Bad"| Duncan| 2:54
7.| "She's as Close as I Can Get to Loving You"|

* Frazier
* Owens

| 2:43
8.| "One Mile More"| Monkhouse| 1:56
9.| "You're the Woman Behind Everything"| Stewart| 2:12
10.| "Lovin' Understandin' Man"| Rushing| 2:16

## Personnel

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All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Charley.[3]

Musical personnel

* David Briggs – piano, keyboards
* Jimmy Capps – guitar
* Johnny Gimble – fiddle
* Lloyd Green – steel guitar
* Buddy Harman – drums
* The Jordanaires – background vocals
* Charlie McCoy – harmonica
* The Nashville Edition – background vocals
* Charley Pride – lead vocals
* Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
* Hal Rugg – steel guitar
* Dale Sellers – guitar
* Jerry Shook – guitar
* Bobby Thompson – banjo, guitar
* Tommy Williams – fiddle
* Chip Young – guitar

Technical personnel

* Herb Burnette – art direction
* Jack Clement – producer
* John Donegan – photography
* David Roys – technician
* Roy Shockley – technician
* Bill Vandevort – engineering

## Chart performance

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Chart (1975)  | Peak
position

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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] | 5

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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Australia  | May 1975  | Vinyl  | RCA Victor Records | [13]
United Kingdom  | [14]
United States  | [3][4]
2010s  | Sony Music Entertainment |

* Digital
* streaming

| [5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Charley: Charley Pride: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
2. ^ Vinopal, David. "Charley Pride: Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
3. ^ a b c d e f g Pride, Charley (May 1975). "Charley (LP Liner Notes & Album Information)". RCA Victor Records.
4. ^ a b "Charley Pride – Charley (1975, LP) (US)". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
5. ^ a b c "Charley by Charley Pride on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
6. ^ "Charley chart history". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
7. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 276.
8. ^ ""I Ain't All Bad" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
9. ^ "RPM Country Singles for June 21, 1975". RPM. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
10. ^ ""Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
11. ^ "Search results for "Charley Pride" under Country Singles". RPM. July 17, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
12. ^ "Charley Pride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
13. ^ "Charley Pride – Charley (1975, LP) (Australia)". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
14. ^ "Charley Pride – Charley (1975, LP) (UK)". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

* v
* t
* e

Charley Pride

* Albums
* Singles

Studio and live albums|

* Country Charley Pride (1966)
* Pride of Country Music (1967)
* The Country Way (1967)
* Make Mine Country (1968)
* Songs of Pride...Charley That Is (1968)
* The Sensational Charley Pride (1969)
* Just Plain Charley (1970)
* Charley Pride's 10th Album (1970)
* Christmas in My Home Town (1970)
* From Me to You (1971)
* Did You Think to Pray (1971)
* I'm Just Me (1971)
* Sings Heart Songs (1971)
* A Sunshiny Day (1972)
* Songs of Love (1973)
* Sweet Country (1973)
* Amazing Love (1973)
* Country Feelin' (1974)
* Pride of America (1974)
* Charley (1975)
* The Happiness of Having You (1975)
* Sunday Morning with Charley Pride (1976)
* She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977)
* Someone Loves You Honey (1978)
* Burgers and Fries/When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone) (1978)
* You're My Jamaica (1979)
* There's a Little Bit of Hank in Me (1980)
* Roll On Mississippi (1981)
* Charley Sings Everybody's Choice (1982)
* Country Classics (1983)
* Night Games (1983)
* Power of Love (1984)
* After All This Time (1987)
* I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio (1988)
* Moody Woman (1989)

Compilation albums|

* The Best of Charley Pride (1969)
* The Best of Charley Pride, Volume II (1972)
* The Incomparable Charley Pride (1972)
* Greatest Hits (1981)
* Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (1985)

Live albums|

* Charley Pride in Person (1969)

Related people and acts|

* Jack Clement
* Henry Mancini

See also|

* Grand Ole Opry
* Negro American League
* Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride
* RCA Records
* Sometimes a Great Notion
* Sledge, Mississippi

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