Charley Sings Everybody's Choice

Charley Sings Everybody's Choice is a studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in March 1982 via RCA Victor Records and was produced by Norro Wilson. The album was Pride's twenty ninth studio effort and included four singles, all of which became major hits on the country charts: "Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)," "Mountain of Love," "I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore" and "You're So Good When You're Bad." The album itself would also reach chart positions on multiple surveys following its original release.

Charley Sings Everybody's Choice
Studio album by Charley Pride
Released	March 1982
Recorded	1981–82
Studio	Music City Music Hall
Genre	Country country pop[1]
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Norro Wilson
Charley Pride chronology
Roll on Mississippi (1981) Charley Sings Everybody's Choice (1982) Country Classics (1983)
Singles from Charley Sings Everybody's Choice
"Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)" Released: June 1981 "Mountain of Love" Released: November 1981 "I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore" Released: March 1982 "You're So Good When You're Bad" Released: July 1982

Background and content

On Charley Sings Everybody's Choice, Nashville producer Norro Wilson teamed up with Charley Pride for the first time. The album would shift Pride's sound into a more modern country pop style.[1] Pride had previously recorded with Jerry Bradley, who was behind most of his previous albums and hit singles in the mid 1970s.[2] Everybody's Choice was recorded at Music City Music Hall, a studio located in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was recorded in two sessions in November 1981 and January 1982. With the exception of one track produced by Jerry Bradley, all of the tracks were produced by Norro Wilson.[3] The project contained ten tracks.[1] Included was a cover of pop hit "Mountain of Love," which Pride would eventually release as a single. The remaining nine songs were new recordings composed by Nashville songwriters, such as John Schweers, Larry Henley and Ben Peters.[3]

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Charley Sings Everybody's Choice was released in March 1982 on RCA Victor Records. It would be Pride's twenty ninth studio release in his music career.[3] The album was originally distributed as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on each side of the record.[4] It would later be re-released in a digital format to sites such as Apple Music.[5] It spent a total of 24 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and peaked at number ten on the list in June 1982.[6] It was also his first studio album to reach a peak position on the Australian Kent Music Report chart, reaching number 95.[7] Everybody's Choice received a 4.5 star rating from Allmusic's Tom Roland who commented, "Dumb title, but it's an excellent album. Producer Norro Wilson revitalized Pride's career by bringing out the Memphis soul that rests in the shadows of his country veneer."[1]

Charley Pride Sings Everybody's Choice included four singles which all became major hits. Its first single to become a hit was "Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)," which was first released in June 1981.[8] It spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number one in October 1981.[9] Pride's cover of "Mountain of Love" was then released in November 1981.[8] After 18 weeks on the Billboard country chart, it also topped the survey by March 1982.[10] "I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore" was then spawned as the album's third single in March 1982.[8] It peaked at number two on the Billboard country list in June of that year.[11] Its final single release was "You're So Good When You're Bad," which was issued in July 1982.[8] The song became the album's third number one Billboard single by November 1982.[12] In Canada, the album's first three singles became number one hits on the RPM country chart. "You're So Good When You're Bad" would peak at number two.[13]

Track listing

Vinyl version

Side one[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore"	Kent Robbins	2:36
2.	"I See the Devil in Your Deep Blue Eyes"	Dorsey Burnette Larry Henley Larry Keith	3:06
3.	"You're So Good When You're Bad"	Ben Peters	3:16
4.	"When She Dances"	Brian Blugerman	3:03
5.	"Mountain of Love"	Harold Dorman	2:46

Side two[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh What a Beautiful Love Song"	Allen Henson Keith Palmer	2:43
2.	"I Haven't Loved This Way in Years"	Bill Shore David Wills	2:52
3.	"Cup of Love"	Peters	2:55
4.	"Love Is a Shadow"	John Schweers	2:58
5.	"I Hope You Never Cry Again"	Tom Collins	2:46

Digital version

Charley Sings Everybody's Choice[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore"	Robbins	2:39
2.	"I See the Devil in Your Deep Blue Eyes"	Burnette Henley Keith	3:07
3.	"You're So Good When You're Bad"	Peters	3:27
4.	"When She Dances"	Blugerman	3:02
5.	"Mountain of Love"	Dorman	2:47
6.	"Oh What a Beautiful Love Song"	Henson Palmer	2:46
7.	"I Haven't Loved This Way in Years"	Shore Wills	2:52
8.	"Cup of Love"	Peters	3:04
9.	"Love Is a Shadow"	Schweers	2:57
10.	"I Hope You Never Cry Again"	Collins	2:46

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Charley Sings Everybody's Choice.[3]

Musical and technical personnel

• Herb Burnette – art direction
• Jerry Bradley – producer (track five only)
• The Cherry Sisters – background vocals
• Randy Kling – mastering
• The Nashville Edition – background vocals
• Charley Pride – lead vocals, producer (track five only)
• Pinwheel Studios – art direction
• Nick Sangiamo – photography
• Norro Wilson – producer

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia Top Albums (Kent Music Report)[7]	95
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14]	19

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Australia	March 1982	Vinyl	RCA Victor Records	[15]
Canada				[16]
South Africa				[17]
United States				[3][4]
	2010s	Digital download streaming	Sony Music Entertainment	[5]

References

1. "Charley Sings Everybody's Choice: Charley Pride: Songsm Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. Vinopal, David. "Charley Pride: Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. Pride, Charley (March 1982). Charley Sings Everybody's Choice. LP Liner Notes & Album Information. RCA Victor Records.
4. "Charley Pride -- Charley Sings Everybody's Choice (1982, LP) (US)". Discogs. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
5. "Everybody's Choice by Charley Pride". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
6. "Charley Sings Everybody's Choice chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 239. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
8. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research.
9. ""Never Been So Loved" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
10. ""Mountain of Love" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
11. ""I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
12. ""You're So Good When You're Bad" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
13. "Search results for "Charley Pride" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
14. "Charley Pride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
15. "Charley Pride -- Charley Sings Everybody's Choice (1982, LP) (Australia)". Discogs. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
16. "Charley Pride -- Charley Sings Everybody's Choice (1982, LP) (Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
17. "Charley Pride -- Charley Sings Everybody's Choice (1982, LP) (South Africa)". Discogs. Retrieved 21 January 2021.