Country Charley Pride Explained

Country Charley Pride
Type:	studio
Artist:	Charley Pride
Cover:	Country Charley Pride.png
Released:	September 1966
Studio:	RCA Victor, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:	Country
Label:	RCA Victor
Producer:	Bob Ferguson, Chet Atkins, Jack Clement
Next Title:	Pride of Country Music
Next Year:	1967

Country Charley Pride is the debut studio album by country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in September 1966 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-3645). The album was awarded three stars from the web site AllMusic.^[1] The album debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on November 5, 1966, peaked at No. 16, and remained on the chart for 23 weeks.^[2]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Busted" [2:07]
2. "Distant Drums" [2:44]
3. "Detroit City" [3:01]
4. "Yonder Comes A Sucker" [2:22]
5. "Green, Green Grass Of Home" [2:55]
6. "That's The Chance I'll Have To Take" [2:03]

Side B

1. "Before I Met You" [2:26]
2. "Folsom Prison Blues" [2:35]
3. "The Snakes Crawl At Night" [2:46]
4. "Miller's Cave" [3:15]
5. "The Atlantic Coastal Line" [2:12]
6. "Got Leavin' On Her Mind" [2:14]

See also

• Charley Pride discography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Country Charley Pride. AllMusic. December 15, 2020.
2. Book: Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc.. 1997. 138. 0898201241.