The Happiness of Having You (album)

The Happiness of Having You is a studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in November 1975 via RCA Victor Records and was produced by Jerry Bradley. It was Pride's twenty first studio recording released in his music career and contained ten tracks. The album included two singles which became major hits on the country charts: "My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" and the title track.

The Happiness of Having You
Studio album by Charley Pride
Released	November 1975
Recorded	August 1975
Studio	RCA Victor Studio
Genre	Country[1]
Label	RCA
Producer	Jerry Bradley
Charley Pride chronology
Charley (1975) The Happiness of Having You (1975) Sunday Morning with Charley Pride (1976)
Singles from The Happiness of Having You
"The Happiness of Having You" Released: November 1975 "My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" Released: February 1976

Background and content

Charley Pride had nearly a decade of country music success by 1975. This included a string of number one hits during this period, including "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer", "She's Too Good to Be True" and "A Shoulder to Cry On". As the decade progressed, his music took a more country pop style,[2] which included this album. The Happiness of Having You was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in August 1975. The sessions were produced by Jerry Bradley.[3] The record consisted of ten tracks.[1] Most of the album's material was new music composed by songwriters such as Johnny Duncan, Ben Peters and Kenny O'Dell. Also included on the LP was a cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night".[3]

Release and chart performance

The Happiness of Having You was released in November 1975 via RCA Victor Records. The project marked Pride's twenty first studio album. It was also Pride's second studio album released in 1975.[3] The project was originally distributed as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on both sides of the record.[4] It was also simultaneously issued as a cassette with a nearly identical track listing.[5] In later years it would issued digitally for music downloads and for streaming purposes, including Apple Music.[6] The Happiness of Having You spent a total of 22 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. In February 1976, it peaked at number two on the chart.[7] The album's title track was released as the lead single in November 1975.[8] It became a major country hit after peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January 1976.[9] "My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" was spawned as the album's second single in February 1976.[8] Spending 14 weeks on the same chart, it peaked at number one in May 1976.[10] Both singles would also reach number one on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada.[11]

Track listings

Vinyl version

Side one[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Happiness of Having You"	Ted Harris	2:16
2.	"I Can't Keep My Hands Off of You"	Bobby Borchers Mack Vickery	3:09
3.	"Everything I Am"	Kenny O'Dell	3:16
4.	"My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You"	Naomi Martin Jimmy Payne	2:37
5.	"I've Got a Woman to Lean On"	Jim Owen	2:21

Side two[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Right Back Missing You Again"	Johnny Duncan	2:51
2.	"Help Me Make It Through the Night"	Kris Kristofferson	2:28
3.	"Oklahoma Morning"	Jerry Chesnut	2:21
4.	"Everything She Touches Turns to Love"	Shirley Ann Worth	3:00
5.	"Signs of Love"	Ben Peters	2:26

Cassette version

Side one[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Happiness of Having You"	Ted Harris	2:16
2.	"I Can't Keep My Hands Off of You"	Borchers Vickery	3:09
3.	"Everything I Am"	O'Dell	3:16
4.	"Oklahoma Morning"	Chesnut	2:21
5.	"I've Got a Woman to Lean On"	Jim Owen	2:21

Side two[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Right Back Missing You Again"	Duncan	2:51
2.	"Help Me Make It Through the Night"	Kristofferson	2:28
3.	"My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You"	Martin Payne	2:37
4.	"Everything She Touches Turns to Love"	Shirley Ann Worth	3:00
5.	"Signs of Love"	Peters	2:26

Digital version

The Happiness of Having You[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Happiness of Having You"	Ted Harris	2:20
2.	"I Can't Keep My Hands Off of You"	Borchers Vickery	3:11
3.	"Everything I Am"	O'Dell	3:17
4.	"My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You"	Martin Payne	2:40
5.	"I've Got a Woman to Lean On"	Owen	2:25
6.	"Right Back Missing You Again"	Duncan	2:54
7.	"Help Me Make It Through the Night"	Kristofferson	2:29
8.	"Oklahoma Morning"	Chesnut	2:23
9.	"Everything She Touches Turns to Love"	Worth	3:01
10.	"Signs of Love"	Peters	2:31

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Happiness of Having You.[3]

Musical personnel

Hayward Bishop – drums Harold Bradley – guitar David Briggs – piano Pete Drake – steel guitar Johnny Gimble – fiddle The Jordanaires – background vocals The Sheldon Kurland Strings – string instruments Mike Leach – bass Charlie McCoy – harmonica The Nashville Edition – background vocals Charley Pride – lead vocals Hal Rugg – steel guitar Dale Sellers – guitar Bobby Thompson – banjo Pete Wade – guitar Tommy Williams – fiddle Chip Young – guitar Reggie Young – guitar

Technical personnel Jerry Bradley – producer Herb Burnette – art direction John Donegan – photography Bill Harris – recording engineer Al Pachucki – recording engineer Tom Pick – recording engineer David Roys – recording technician Chuck Seitz – recording technician Mike Shockley – recording technician Roy Shockley – recording technician Pinwheel Studios – art direction Bill Vandevort – recording engineer

Chart performance

Chart (1975–76)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Japan	November 1975	Vinyl	RCA Victor Records	[13]
United States				[3][4]
		Cassette		[5]
	2010s	Sony Music Entertainment	Digital streaming	[6]

References

1. "The Happiness of Having You: Charley Pride: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
2. Vinopal, David. "Charley Pride: Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
3. Pride, Charley (November 1975). "The Happiness of Having You (LP Liner Notes & Album Information)". RCA Victor Records.
4. "Charley Pride – The Happiness of Having You (1975, LP) (US)". Discogs. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
5. "Charley Pride – The Happiness of Having You (1975, Cassette) (US)". Discogs. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
6. "The Happiness of Having You by Charley Pride". Apple Music. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
7. "The Happiness of Having You chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
8. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 276.
9. ""The Happiness of Having You" [single] chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
10. ""My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
11. ""Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
12. "Charley Pride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
13. "Charley Pride – The Happiness of Having You (1975, LP) (Japan)". Discogs. Retrieved January 2, 2021.