I Came to Hear the Music

I Came to Hear the Music is the 1974 album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury, his fourth release on Elektra Records. The cover photography was by Norman Seeff.

I Came to Hear the Music
Studio album by Mickey Newbury
Released	1974
Recorded	1974; Youngun Sound Studios, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	38:12
Label	Elektra
Producer	Chip Young
Mickey Newbury chronology
Live At Montezuma Hall (1973) I Came to Hear the Music (1974) Lovers (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

I Came to Hear the Music was collected for CD issue on the eight-disc Mickey Newbury Collection from Mountain Retreat, Newbury's own label in the mid-1990s, along with nine other Newbury albums from 1969–1981.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Mickey Newbury

1. "I Came To Hear The Music" - 4:15
2. "Breeze Lullaby" - 1:51
3. "You Only Live Once (In a While)" - 3:28
4. "Yesterday's Gone" - 3:30
5. "If You See Her" - 4:14
6. "Dizzy Lizzy" - 3:54
7. "If I Could Be" - 2:52
8. "Organized Noise" - 2:22
9. "Love, Look At Us Now" - 2:58
10. "Baby's Not Home" - 3:47
11. "1 X 1 Ain't 2" - 5:01

Charts

Chart (1974)	Position
United States (Billboard 200)	209
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	80

Cover versions

• "Love Look At Us Now" was recorded by Edward Woodward, Johnny Rodriguez, and Joe Simon.
• "1x1 Ain't 2" was covered by psychedelic garage band Neal Ford and the Fanatics.
• "If You See Her" appeared on albums by Waylon Jennings and Johnny Rodriguez.
• Don Gibson performed "Baby's Not Home."
• Glenn Barber scored a minor country hit with "You Only Live Once (In a While)."
• Will Oldham cut a version of "I Came to Hear the Music."

References

1. I Came to Hear the Music at AllMusic
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 216. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

• Mickey Newbury Website