On the Bandstand

On the Bandstand
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 29, 1963 (1963-04-29)
Recorded1962
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
ProducerKen Nelson
Buck Owens chronology
You're for Me
(1962)
On the Bandstand
(1963)
Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins
(1963)

On the Bandstand is an album by American country music artist Buck Owens, released in 1963. It peaked at Number 2 on the Billboard Country Albums charts.

The CD re-issued in 1995 by Sundazed Records includes "Sweethearts in Heaven" and "We're the Talk of the Town", 1963 Top 20 duet single Owens recorded with Rose Maddox.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger wrote "One of Buck's rootsier '60s Capitol albums"[1]

Track listing

  1. "Saw Mill" (Mel Tillis, Horace Whatley) – 2:25
  2. "King of Fools" (Buck Owens, Red Simpson) – 2:34
  3. "Sally Was a Good Old Girl" (Harlan Howard) – 2:22
  4. "I Can't Stop (My Lovin' You)" (Owens, Don Rich) – 2:46
  5. "Orange Blossom Special" (Ervin Rouse) – 2:08
  6. "Cotton Fields" (Lead Belly) – 2:13
  7. "Kickin' Our Hearts Around" (Wanda Jackson) – 2:36
  8. "Touch Me" (Willie Nelson) – 3:08
  9. "Sweethearts in Heaven" (Owens) – 2:57
  10. "Release Me" (Eddie Miller, Dub Williams, Robert Yount) – 2:36
  11. "One Way Love" (Owens) – 2:26
  12. "Diggy Liggy Lo" (J. D. Miller) – 2:16
    1995 reissue bonus tracks:
  13. "Sweethearts in Heaven" (Owens) – 2:51
  14. "We're the Talk of the Town" (Owens, Rollie Weber) – 2:06

Personnel

  • Buck Owens – guitar, vocals
  • Don Rich – guitar, fiddle, lead vocals on "Sally Was a Good Old Girl"
  • Ralph Mooney – pedal steel guitar
  • Jim Pierce – piano
  • Jelly Sanders – fiddle, guitar
  • Wayne Stone – drums
  • Kenny Pierce – bass, lead vocals on "Touch Me"
  • John Maddox – guitar
  • Rose Maddox – vocals
  • Bobby Austin – bass
  • George French – piano
  • Jay McDonald – pedal steel guitar
  • Ken Presley – drums

References

  1. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "On the Bandstand > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 31, 2015.