Sings His Own
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Sings His Own is the 1972 compilation album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury
, a revised edition of his debut Harlequin Melodies
, released by RCA Records
in 1972, after the critical notice of Newbury's highly acclaimed Looks Like Rain
and Frisco Mabel Joy
. Newbury's RCA debut heavily featured songs that had been made into hits by other artists, and there isn't much difference between that set and this one. Newbury largely disowned his RCA recordings, considering 1969's Looks Like Rain his true debut, and this album bears little stylistic similarity to anything else in his catalog.
Sings His Own substitutes Harlequin Melodies tracks "Here Comes The Rain, Baby," "How Many Times (Must The Piper Be Paid For His Song," "Mister Can't You See," and "Harlequin Melodies," for "The Queen," "Sunshine," and "Got Down On Saturday." As with the preceding album many of these songs would be heavily covered by other artists, and Newbury himself would reinterpret "Sweet Memories," "Sunshine," and "Good Morning, Dear" on his 1973 album Heaven Help The Child
.
There is some debate about whether the versions of the seven duplicated songs from Harlequin Melodies are different recordings from the original album. However, most CD versions add the new Sings His Own songs as bonus tracks to the complete Harlequin Melodies album.
Mickey Newbury
Mickey Newbury was an American songwriter, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
, a revised edition of his debut Harlequin Melodies
Harlequin Melodies
Harlequin Melodies is the 1968 debut album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. At the time, Newbury was a making an impact as an incredible and successful songwriter in Nashville, signed by Acuff-Rose Publishing, at one point he had four #1 hits on different charts for Eddy Arnold, Solomon Burke,...
, released by RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
in 1972, after the critical notice of Newbury's highly acclaimed Looks Like Rain
Looks Like Rain
Looks Like Rain is the 1969 concept album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. After recording his debut album with RCA, Newbury was dissatisfied with the resulting album and left RCA to pursue a style closer to his tastes...
and Frisco Mabel Joy
Frisco Mabel Joy
Frisco Mabel Joy is the 1971 concept album by Country singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. This was the second of three albums Newbury recorded at Cinderella Sound. The album includes the original version of "An American Trilogy", which Elvis Presley later performed in his Las Vegas shows with much...
. Newbury's RCA debut heavily featured songs that had been made into hits by other artists, and there isn't much difference between that set and this one. Newbury largely disowned his RCA recordings, considering 1969's Looks Like Rain his true debut, and this album bears little stylistic similarity to anything else in his catalog.
Sings His Own substitutes Harlequin Melodies tracks "Here Comes The Rain, Baby," "How Many Times (Must The Piper Be Paid For His Song," "Mister Can't You See," and "Harlequin Melodies," for "The Queen," "Sunshine," and "Got Down On Saturday." As with the preceding album many of these songs would be heavily covered by other artists, and Newbury himself would reinterpret "Sweet Memories," "Sunshine," and "Good Morning, Dear" on his 1973 album Heaven Help The Child
Heaven Help the Child
Heaven Help The Child is the 1973 album by Country singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury. The album was Newbury's third consecutive release recorded at Cinderella Studios...
.
There is some debate about whether the versions of the seven duplicated songs from Harlequin Melodies are different recordings from the original album. However, most CD versions add the new Sings His Own songs as bonus tracks to the complete Harlequin Melodies album.
Track listing
- "Sweet Memories" (Mickey Newbury) -3:19
- "Good Morning, Dear" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:52
- "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"Just Dropped In " is a song written by Mickey Newbury. Said to reflect the LSD experience, the song was intended to be a warning against the danger of using LSD. First recorded in 1967 by Jerry Lee Lewis, who rejected it, it was a hit for The First Edition in 1968...
" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:52 - "Weeping Annaleah" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:34
- "Time Is A Thief" (Mickey Newbury) - 3:02
- "Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:58
- "Sunshine" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:43
- "Got Down On Saturday" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:48
- "Are My Thoughts With You" (Mickey Newbury) - 3:06
- "The Queen" (Mickey Newbury, Townes Van ZandtTownes Van ZandtJohn Townes Van Zandt , best known as Townes Van Zandt, was an American Texas Country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet...
) - 3:08