- The Fabulous Charlie Rich
Infobox Album
Name = The Fabulous Charlie Rich
Type = studio
Artist = Charlie Rich
Released = 1969
Recorded = Dec 15, 1967-Sep 18, 1969
Genre = country
Length = 33:19
Label = Koch
Producer =Billy Sherrill
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifrxq8hldae~T1 link]
**Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=241&name=Charlie+Rich link]
Last album = "A Lonely Weekend"
(1969)
This album = "The Fabulous Charlie Rich"
(1969)
Next album = "Boss Man"
(1970)"The Fabulous Charlie Rich" is a 1969 album by
country music legendCharlie Rich . In its review,All Music praises the album for capturing "the eclectic nature of Rich's music better than the great majority of his albums", but warns "country purists" that producerBilly Sherrill 's production may make it less to their tastes. [allmusicguide |id=hifrxq8hldae|label=The Fabulous Charlie Rich] In spite of launching several hit singles, the album was not a widespread commercial success. [allmusicguide |id=hifoxqugldje|label=Boss Man] The album has, however, been critically well received, warmly praised by a number of reviewers including "Rolling Stone Magazine ", who gave the album "five stars", [Marsh, Dave and John Swenson, eds. "TheRolling Stone Record Guide ", 2nd ed. Random House/Rolling Stone Press. 1982.] andRobert Christgau who asserted that "I never took Charlie's could-been-Elvis rep very seriously until I heard the passionately confident Jimmy Reed medley that opens side two of this Nashville album". [Christgau, Robert. [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=241&name=Charlie+Rich Charlie Rich] . Official website. AccessedOctober 4 2007 .]Hit singles
The album launched three charting singles. "Raggedy Ann" and "Life's Little Ups and Downs" ranked at #45 and #41 on Billboard's "Country Singles" chart, while "July 12, 1939" established cross-over success, reaching #47 on "Country Singles" and #85 on "Pop Singles".
Track listing
#"
I Almost Lost My Mind " (Ivory Joe Hunter ) – 2:36
#"Life's Little Ups and Downs" (Margaret Ann Rich) – 3:40
#"San Francisco Is a Lonely Town" (Ben Peters) – 3:31
#"Sittin' and Thinkin'" (Charlie Rich ) – 3:01
#"July 12, 1939" (Norro Wilson ) – 4:29
#"Bright Lights, Big City " (Jimmy Reed ) – 2:44
#"Raggedy Ann" (A.L. Owens] ) – 2:37
#"Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" (George "Funky" Brown) – 2:26
#"A Picture of You" (Ted Harris ) – 2:45
#"Love Waits for Me" (Dallas Frazier ) – 2:29
#"It Makes Me Want to Cry" (Dick Heard,Eddie Rabbitt , Van Trevor) – 3:01Personnel
*Colin Escott – liner notes
*Barry Feldman – reissue supervisor
*Charlie Rich –piano ,vocals
*Billy Sherrill – producerReferences
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