Sweet Country (album)

1973 studio album by Charley Pride

Sweet Country

Studio album by

Charley Pride

Released| June 1973
Studio| RCA Victor Studios, Nashville
Genre| Country
Label| RCA Victor
Producer| Jack Clement
Charley Pride chronology
| Songs of Love by Charley Pride
(1973)  | Sweet Country
(1973)  | Amazing Love
(1973)

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Singles from  Sweet Country

1. "A Shoulder To Cry On"
Released: January 1973
2. "Don't Fight the Feelings of Love"
Released: April 1973

Sweet Country is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in 1973 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. APL1-0217).

The album debuted on the Billboard magazine's country album chart on June 23, 1973, peaked at the No. 3, and remained on the chart for a total of 39 weeks.[1] The album also included the No. 1 hit singles: "Don't Fight the Feelings of Love" and "A Shoulder to Cry On".

It was awarded three stars from the web site AllMusic.[2]

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Along the Mississippi"| Bob Robinson, Perry Tankersley| 2:55
2.| "The Happiest Song on the Jukebox"| Ben Peters| 2:48
3.| "The Shelter of Your Eyes"| Don Williams| 2:47
4.| "I'm Learning to Love Her"| Johnny Duncan| 2:49
5.| "Don't Fight the Feelings of Love"| John Schweers| 2:03
6.| "Just to Be Loved by You"| Peters| 2:13
7.| "Tennessee Girl"| Peters| 2:42
8.| "Love Unending"| Jerry Grindele, Paul Gibbons, Tony Hatch| 2:22
9.| "Pass Me By"| Hillman Hall| 2:29
10.| "A Shoulder to Cry On"| Merle Haggard| 3:06

## See also[edit]

* Charley Pride discography

## References[edit]

1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 138\. ISBN 0898201241.
2. ^ "Sweet Country". AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

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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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