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Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard is an album by Buck Owens, released in 1961.

Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard
Studio album by Buck Owens
Released	August 28, 1961
Recorded	December, 1960
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Country
Length	31:22
Label	Capitol
Producer	Ken Nelson
Buck Owens chronology
Buck Owens (1961) Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard (1961) The Fabulous Country Music Sound of Buck Owens (1962)

Harlan Howard wrote many of Buck Owens' biggest hits, including "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail," "Above and Beyond," "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)," and "Under the Influence of Love".

The CD re-issue in 1997 by Sundazed Records includes "Foolin' Around", the single that reached Number two on the Billboard Country singles charts.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "Owens sang Howard better than nearly anybody and Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard is full of wonderful songs and performances. ... one of Owens' most enjoyable LPs of the '60s."[1]

Track listing

Personnel

• Buck Owens – guitar, vocals, harmony vocals
• Don Rich – guitar, fiddle
• Pee Wee Adams – drums
• Bobby Austin – bass
• George French – piano
• Ralph Mooney – pedal steel guitar
• Jim Pierce – piano
• Jelly Sanders – fiddle
• Wayne Stone – drums
• Allen Williams – bass

Production notes

• Bob Irwin – producer, mastering
• Ken Nelson – producer
• Richard Russell – design

References

External links

• Reissue review at No Depression magazine.

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