It's Everly Time
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| Studio album by The Everly Brothers | ||||
| Released | May 1960 | |||
| Recorded | March 8-24, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Rock & roll, country, close harmony, traditional music | |||
| Length | 26:59 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Mark Linett | |||
| The Everly Brothers chronology | ||||
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It's Everly Time is an album by the rock and roll duo The Everly Brothers, released in 1960. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Pop albums chart. It's Everly Time was their first album on Warner Bros. after leaving the independent label Cadence. Though Warner Brothers was based in Los Angeles, they continued to record in Nashville with top session players, laying down all the dozen tracks over the course of five sessions in March 1960.
Reception
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| Allmusic |   |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "While the Everlys' sound was diluted by more elaborate production in the '60s, that's not at all true on this LP, which is one of their very best. Not a stiff among the 12 tracks..."[1]
Track listing
All tracks written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" | Don Everly | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Just in Case" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:12 |
| 3. | "Memories Are Made of This" (cover of Mindy Carson with Ray Conniff's Orchestra, 1955) | Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller | 2:35 |
| 4. | "That's What You Do to Me" | Bob Montgomery, Earl Sinks | 2:03 |
| 5. | "Sleepless Nights" | 2:24 | |
| 6. | "What Kind of Girl Are You" | Ray Charles | 1:57 |
| 7. | "Oh True Love" | 2:13 | |
| 8. | "Carol Jane" | Dave Rich | 1:51 |
| 9. | "Some Sweet Day" | 2:25 | |
| 10. | "Nashville Blues" | 2:39 | |
| 11. | "You Thrill Me (Through and Through)" | 2:05 | |
| 12. | "I Want You to Know" (cover of Fats Domino, 1957) | Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino | 2:02 |
Personnel
- Don Everly – guitar, vocals
- Phil Everly – guitar, vocals
- Chet Atkins, "Sugarfoot" Garland - electric guitar
- James Clayton - steel guitar
- Floyd T. "Lightnin'" Chance - bass
- Floyd Cramer or Marvin H. Hughes - piano
- "Buddy" Harman Jr. - drums
References
- 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "It's Everly Time > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
