L.. Top Country Albums CashBox C&W Singles Reviews 1 INTRODUCING 24 ALONE . Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury SR 61378) 1 Chet Atkins (RCA APL 1-0159) 25 2 THE RHYMERS AND OTHER 25 SUPER KIND OF WOMAN FIVE AND DIMERS Freddie Hart (Capitol 11156) 24 Tom T. Hall (Mercury SRM 1-668) 2 26 MY SECOND ALBUM 3 THE SESSION Donna Fargo (Dot DOS 26006) 26 Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury SRM 2-802) 4 27 FIRST SONGS OF FIRST LADY MERLE HAGGARD (Capitol P-3641) 4 SHE'S GOT TO BE A SAINT Tammy Wynette (Epic 30358) 22 Everybody's Had The Blues (2:52) (Shade Tree, BMI-M. Haggard) Ray Price (Columbia KC 32022) 5 28 I HATE GOODBYES Bobby Bare (RCA A 0040) 37 Merle live is always a thrill and this song draws the special kind of emotional 5 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (Epic 32247) 8 29 TAKE TIME LOVE HER/I response only an audience can provide. It's taken from the LP "I Love Dixie USED IT ALL ON YOU Blues." Should break fast. Flip: Nobody Knows I'm Hurtin' (1:45) (Shade Tree, 6 SUPERPICKER Roy Clark (Dot DOS 26008) (Famous) 9 Nat Stuckey (RCA APD 1-0080) 28 BMI-M. Haggard) 7 BRENDA 30 GOOD THINGS Brenda Lee (MCA 305) 7 David Houston (Epic KE 32189) 41 ROY CLARK (Dot DOA -17458) 8 DANNY'S SONG 31 AIN'T IT AMAZIN' GRACIE Rides In The Sky (2:40) (Edwin H. Morris, ASCAP-Stan Jones) Anne Murray (Capitol 11172) 10 Buck Owens (Capitol MAS 11180) 35 This release from the "Superpicker" LP sparkles and flashes with Clark's 9 KIDS SAY THE 32 SHE'S MY ROCK guitar work. Strictly instrumental cover of the late Vaughn Monroe's classic DARNDEST THINGS Stoney Edwards (Capitol ST 11173) 36 could become a jukebox staple. Flip: Roy's Guitar Boogie (2:54) (Roy Clark, BMI- Tammy Wynette (Epic KE 31937) 13 33 A SWEETER LOVE Roy Clark) 10 ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 31720) 32 Loretta Lynn (MCA 300) (Dist: Decca) 3 34 TOO MUCH MONKEY 11 GOSPEL ROAD JEANNIE C. RILEY (MGM K-14554) BUSINESS Johnny Cash (Columbia KG 32253) 14 Hush (2:10) (Lowery, BMI-Joe South) Freddy Weller (Columbia KC 32218) 39 12 SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO AFTER YOU Snappy, stay -with -you pop -rock tune has twice -proved itself a hit, so there's 35 HOLD HER Hank Williams Jr. (MGM 4852) 33 not much doubt about where this vehicle can take Jeannie: Right up the charts Conway Twitty (MCA 303) 6 SWEET and on jukeboxes. Flip: No info available. 36 COUNTRY 13 YOU LAY SO EASY (ON Charlie Pride (RCA APL 1-0217) MY MIND) 37 MIDNIGHT FLYER Bobby G. Rice ANTHONY ARMSTRONG JONES (Epic 5-11002) (Metromedia MC 902) 17 Osborne Bros. (MCA 311) (Dist: Decca) 38 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown (2:45) (Blendingwell/American Broadcasting, ASCAP-J. 14 GOOD TIME CHARLIE 38 TOTALLY INSTRUMENTAL Charlie McCoy (Monument KZ 32215) 21 Croce) WITH ONE EXCEPTION Jim Croce's best-selling disk goes country, so look out! Particularly fine treat- 15 KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Merle Haggard And The Strangers Dave Dudley (Mercury ment from the Jones' boy should assure it of instant acceptance and listener SRM 669) 16 (Capitol ST 11141) appeal. Flip: No info available. 16 MAC DAVIS 39 I KNOW JESUS (Columbia KC 32206) 18 Glen Campbell (Capitol SW 11185) 17 ALOHA FROM HAWAII 40 WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S TONY BOOTH (Capitol P-3639) Elvis Presley (RCA VIA 089) 1:1 NAME Old Faithful (2:18) (Blue Book, BMI-Buck Owens) 18 HOME Tanya Tucker (Columbia KC 32272) Buck's a a Dolly Parton (RCA APL 10033) 19 penned tune about a "guy -ser," man who can't bring himself to 41 I'VE FOUND SOMEONE OF 19 LONESOME tell his darling "he's had it up to here." So he remains faithful. Booth's in good ON'RY & MEAN MY OWN Waylon Jennings (RCA LSP 4854) 12 voice. Flip: (2:39) (Blue Book, BMI-Buck Owens) Cal Smith (Decca 569) 40 20 SOUL SONG 42 THE BLUE RIDGE RANGERS Joe Stampley (Dot 26007) 15 (Fantasy NARVEL FELTS (Cinnamon C-763) 9415) 21 DAISY A DAY Drift Away (2:58) (Almo, ASCAP-M. 43 I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU Williams) Jud Strunk (MGM SE 4898) 30 Porter Wagoner (RCA APL 1-0142) 44 Another cover of a pop hit that takes on new meaning when it's countrified. 22 HANK WILLIAMS/HANK 44 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET You can hear the words! This hit the charts already and the future looks bright. WILLIAMS JR. Jim Reeves (RCA APL 1-0039) Flip: No info available. (MGM SFS 4865) 20 45 DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S 23 A LADY NAMED SMITH LIKE TO BE LONESOME CARL BELEW (MCA 40073) Connie Smith (Columbia KC 32185) 31 Jerry Wallace (MCA 301) 42 Gonna Learn To Live Again (3:15) (4 Star, BMI-C. Belew, J. Johnson) Carl stresses the power of positive singing here, with an up -tune that smiles, Additions cheers, and exudes confidence. Sounds like a hit to us. Flip: Play Our Song Again To Radio Playlists (3:19) (A Star, BMI-B. Belew, J. Johnson) A bread view of the titles many of radio's key country stations added to their "Playlists" last week SHIRL MILETE (Capitol P-3642) Family Man (2:47) (Hill & Range/Last Straw, BMI-S. Milete) WMS-MEMPHIS Fine songwriter proves WBAM-MONTGOMERY he's got performing ability as well. The song itself has It's A Mans World-Diana Trask-Dot A Good Love-Bob Luman-Epic I Wish hit written all over it. It's a stick -in -your -mind melody with a lyric right on top You Had Stayed-Brian Collins-Dot Mr. Love Maker-Johnny Paycheck-Epic Here Comes My Little Baby-Pat Roberts- The Same Old Way-Stan Hitchcock- of today. Flip: She's Still My Baby (3:19) (Central, BMI-S. Milete) Dot Cinnamon Ghost Riders In The Sky-Roy Clark-Dot The Love Of This Woman-John Wesley He Did With Me-Vicki Lawrence-Bell Riles Ill-Columbia How Can I Tell Her-Lobo-Bell We Could-Claude Gray-Millian Eagles-Tequela Sunrise-Atco Your Side Of The Bed-Mac Davis-Columbia Country LP Reviews My Heart Just Keeps On Breaking-Chi-Lites Would You Walk With Me-Jimmy & Arlene -Brunswick Harden-Columbia I Hate You-Ronnie Milsap-RCA Think-Hank Williams Jr.-MGM Blood Red And Going Down-Tanya Tucker JEANNE PRUETT-Satin Sheets-MCA-338 -Columbia From the opening guitar strains on "Satin Would You Walk With Me Jimmy-Arlene WON E-DAYTON Sheets," the top -charted single that opens this Harden-Columbia The Most Beautiful Bad Bad Leroy Brown-Anthony Armstrong- LP, through to the last cut, this is a heavy Girl-Charlie Rich-Epic Jones-Epic album. A block -buster collection of tunes writ- Everybody's Had The Blues-Merl Haggard ten by Marty Robbins, -Capitol Carole King/Gerry WBAP-FORT WORTH Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half As Bad As Goffin, Conway Twitty, Ray Griff, Sharon Hig- Louisiana Woman Mississippi Man-Conway Losing You)-George Jones-Epic gins, and Jeanne Pruett herself. Outstanding Twitty & Loretta Lynn-MCA Put Me Down Softly-Dickie Lee-RCA cuts (but who is to judge? really) include "The Gonna Learn To Live Again-Carl Belew- My Last Day-Tony Douglas-Dot MCA 1 Used It All On You-Nat Stuckey-RCA Only Way To Hold Your Man" and "Is Her Slippin' Away-Jean Sheppard-UA If Teardrops Were Pennies-Porter Wagoner & Dolly Love Better Than Mine," either one capable of I Wish It Would Rain-O.B. McClinton- Parton-RCA becoming a programming favorite. Enterprise We Could-Claude Grey-Million Rainbow At Midnight-Darrell McCall- WUBE-CINCINNATI American Heritage Bad Bad Leroy Brown-Anthony Armstrong- TIE A YELLOW RIBBON AROUND THE OLD Hearts Of Stone-Kaye Adams-Capitol Jones-Epic OAK TREE-Johnny Carver-ABC-X-792 Here With You-Bobby Lewis-Ace Of Hearts Help Me Dream-Carl Perkins-Mercury "Beautiful I Guess I Just Loved You Too Long-Margie Old Faithful-Tony Booth-Capitol Sunday" sounds like a single. Singleton-Ashley A It Sure Takes A Long Long Time-Lobo- "Treat Lady Like A Tramp (And A Tramp Big Tree Like A Lady)" sounds like another one. The Mn Mn Good-Del Reeves-UA Carver kid is developing a Midas -touch in his KENR-HOUSTON Las Vegas Nevada/Man And A Train-Marty voice, one of the best around. Sweet, but Hank-Hank Williams Jr.-MGM Robbins-MCA strong. In fact, every song on this LP be Drift Away-Narvel Felts-Cinnamon could Easily Persuaded-Kitty a single. The quality is that high. Of course, Wells-MCA WSLR-AKRON we all know what happened to the title song. Louisiana Woman-Conway Twitty & It looks like Johnny Carver is going to be Loretta Lynn-MCA WWVA-WHEELING Riders In The Sky-Roy Clark-Dot around for a long time. Nothing Ever Hurt Me-George Jones-Epic Put Me Down Softly-Dickie Lee-RCA A Good Love Is Like A Good Song-Bob Slippin' Away-Jean Sheppard-UA My Last Day-Tony GOD'S LAST ALTAR Luman-Epic Douglas-Dot CALL-Jimmie Davis- Louisiana Woman Mississippi Man-Conway MCA-323 Twitty & Loretta Lynn-MCA The man who served two terms as governor We Had It All-Waylon Jennings-RCA WIRE-INDIANAPOLIS Trip To Heaven-Freddie Hart-Capitol of Louisiana is also one of the best interpreters The Answer (Should I Tie A Yellow Ribbon)- of white Connie Frances-GSF gospel -hymns in the world. This al- Bad Bad Leroy Brown-Anthony Armstrong- bum is an eloquent rendering of the feelings Jones-Epic of a man who has "walked with the mighty" WPLO-ATLANTA Put Me Down Softly-Dickie Lee-RCA but prefers singing from Here With You-Bobby Lewis-Ace Of Hearts Love Will Come Again-Bobby Mac- the heart. The LP Nothing Ever Hurt Me-George Jones-Epic Ace Of Hearts a would be must for anyone interested in I Wish It Would Rain-O.B. McClinton- Sunshine-Mickey Newbury-Elektra Americana, or the serious collector. Fans of Enterprise You Tore My Heaven All To Hell-Carl Gov. Davis should snap it up before it sells Put Me Down Softly-Dickie Lee-RCA Perkins-Mercury If Teardrops Were Pennys-Porter Wagoner Everybody's Had The Blues-Merl Haggard out. A balm for today's weary souls. & Dolly Parton-RCA -Capitol

44 Cash Box - June 16, 1973

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