Tall Tales and Short Tempers explained

Tall Tales and Short Tempers
Type:studio
Artist:Jim Reeves
Cover:Tall Tales and Short Tempers.png
Released:1961
Genre:Country
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Chet Atkins
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Tall Tales and Short Tempers is an album recorded by Jim Reeves and released in 1961 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-2284). Chet Atkins was the producer.[1] [2]

In Billboard magazine's annual poll of country and western disc jockeys, it was ranked No. 6 among the "Favorite C&W Albums" of 1961.[3]

The album's opening track, "The Blizzard", reached No. 4 on the Billboard country and western chart in March 1961.[4]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "The Blizzard" (Howard) [3:22]
  2. "The Streets of Laredo" (traditional) [3:05]
  3. "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" (Autry, Long) [3:15]
  4. "Rodger Young" (Loesser) [3:21]
  5. "The Fool's Paradise" (Bond) [3:17]

Side B

  1. "It's Nothin' to Me" (Patterson) [2:21]
  2. "The Mighty Everglades" (Davis) [2:46]
  3. "Danny Boy" (Weatherly) [2:13]
  4. "The Letter Edged in Black" (Carter) [2:24]
  5. "The Tie That Binds" (traditional) [2:50]
  6. "The Wreck of the Number Nine" (Robison) [2:17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Reeves - Tall Tales and Short Tempers. Discogs. December 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Jim Reeves - Tall Tales and Short Tempers. Allmusic.com. December 7, 2020.
  3. News: Favorite C&W Albums. The Billboard. October 30, 1961. 20.
  4. Book: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Joel Whitburn. Billboard Books. 1996. 0823076326 . 264.

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