Bill Anderson's Country Style

Bill Anderson's Country Style is a compilation album by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released in March 1968 via Vocalion Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. It was Anderson's first release for Vocalion and the fourth compilation issued in his career. A total of ten tracks were included in the package containing all previously-recorded material.

Bill Anderson's Country Style
Compilation album by
Bill Anderson
ReleasedMarch 1968 (1968-03)
Recorded1958–1961
StudioBradley Studio
Genre
LabelVocalion
ProducerOwen Bradley
Bill Anderson chronology
For Loving You
(1968)		 Bill Anderson's Country Style
(1968)		 Wild Weekend
(1968)

Background, content and release

Bill Anderson's Country Style contained a series of previously-released recordings by Bill Anderson. These recordings were cut early in his career with Decca Records, specifically between 1958 and 1961. The sessions were completed at the Bradley Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Anderson was produced by Owen Bradley, his longtime record producer at the label.[2]

Country Style contained ten tracks.[1] Among the tracks recorded, only two were previously released as singles: "Ninety Nine" and "Walk Out Backwards." Both singles were top twenty hits for Anderson. Other cuts from the album include cover versions of "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" and "Yonder Comes a Sucker."[2]

Bill Anderson's Country Style was released in March 1968 via Vocalion Records. It was his first release for the budget label and fourth compilation released in his music career.[2] The album was issued as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on each side of the record.[3] Like some of his other compilations, the record did not reach any chart positions on Billboard upon its release. This included the Top Country Albums chart.[4]

Track listing
Side one[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Columbus Stockade Blues"Traditional2:11
2."As Long as I Live"Roy Acuff2:22
3."Ninety-Nine"Bill Anderson2:28
4."Walk Out Backwards"Anderson2:27
5."Yonder Comes a Sucker"Jim Reeves2:03
Side two[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Takes a Worried Man"Traditional2:38
2."The Thrill of My Life"Anderson2:25
3."Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"Fred Rose2:37
4."It's Not the End of Everything"Anderson2:20
5."Wedding Bells"Traditional3:34

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Bill Anderson's Country Style.[2]

Musical personnel

  • Bill Anderson – lead vocals
  • Owen Bradley – producer

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada March 1968 Vinyl Vocalion Records [5]
United States [3]

References
  1. "Country Style: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. Anderson, Bill (March 1968). "Bill Anderson's Country Style (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Vocalion Records.
  3. "Bill Anderson -- Bill Anderson's Country Style (1968, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0898201241.
  5. "Bill Anderson -- Bill Anderson's Country Style (Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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