The Cold Hard Facts of Life | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Porter Wagoner |
Cover: | The Cold Hard Facts of Life.png |
Released: | 1967 |
Studio: | RCA Victor Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) |
Genre: | Country |
Label: | RCA Victor |
Producer: | Bob Ferguson |
Prev Title: | Soul of a Convict and Other Great Prison Songs |
Prev Year: | 1967 |
Next Title: | Just Between You and Me |
Next Year: | 1968 |
The Cold Hard Facts of Life is a studio album by country music singer Porter Wagoner. It was released in 1967 by RCA Victor (catalog no. LSP-3797).[1]
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on June 10, 1967, peaked at No. 4, and remained on the chart for a total of 28 weeks. The album included the No. 2 hit, "The Cold Hard Facts of Life".[2]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four stars.[3] Reviewer Dan Cooper called it "good, straight-ahead country" and referred to the cover art as "the hillbilly graphics howler of all time."[3]