Mr. Walker, It's All Over!
Mr. Walker, It's All Over! | ||||
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Released | May 1969 | |||
Recorded | January 1969 | |||
Studio | Columbia Studio | |||
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Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Kelso Herston | |||
Billie Jo Spears chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mr. Walker It's All Over! | ||||
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Mr. Walker, It's All Over! is a
Background and recording
Billie Jo Spears had been attempting to have commercial success in the country genre. After a failed run of singles on United Artists Records, she moved to Capitol Records with the assistance of producer, Kelso Herston. It was at Capitol that Spears broke through with the top ten single, "Mr. Walker, It's All Over".[2] The song would serve as the name for Spears's second studio album on the Capitol label. The project was recorded at the Columbia Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Sessions were produced by Kelso Herston in January 1969.[3]
Content
Mr. Walker, It's All Over! was a collection of 11 tracks.
Release, chart performance, reception and singles
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Mr. Walker, It's All Over! was released by Capitol Records in May 1969. It was the second studio album released in Spears's career and her second with the Capitol label. It was distributed as a
Mr. Walker, It's All Over! received a positive response from AllMusic's Greg Adams, who rated it four out of five stars. Adams found that the title track not the only quality track on the disc: "The rest of the album is by no means filler. It's a quite strong set of material, hewing to the gutsier side of late-'60s country-pop, with Spears proving herself as one of the tougher, harder-edged, commercial country singers of the era."[1] The only single included was the title track and was originally issued by Capitol in March 1969.[8] The song climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,[9] number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100,[10] number ten on Canada's RPM Country chart[11] and number 85 on the RPM Top Singles chart.[12]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mr. Walker, It's All Over" | Gene Crysler | 2:59 |
2. | "Keep Me from Cryin' Today" | Merle Haggard | 2:42 |
3. | "Look Out Your Window" |
| 2:39 |
4. | "Tips and Tables" |
| 2:54 |
5. | "Stand by Your Man" | 2:30 | |
6. | "Hold Me Tight" | Johnny Nash | 2:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "That Man" |
| 2:33 |
2. | "My Arms Stay Open Late" |
| 2:10 |
3. | "Thanks for Hangin' Round, World" |
| 2:20 |
4. | "You Couldn't Even Light His Candle" | Dallas Frazier | 2:25 |
5. | "The Price I Pay to Stay" | Ed Bruce | 2:10 |
Chart performance
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] | 26 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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North America | May 1969 | Vinyl | Capitol Records | [3] |
References
- ^ a b c d e Unterberger, Richie. "Mr. Walker, It's All Over: Billie Jo Spears: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Billie Jo Spears Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Spears, Billie Jo (May 1969). "Mr. Walker, It's All Over! (Disc Information)". Capitol Records. ST-224 (LP); ST-8-0224 (Club Edition).
- ISBN 978-0826514325.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine - November 23, 1968" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Johnny Nash, "Cupid" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ISBN 0898201241.
- ^ Spears, Billie Jo (March 1969). ""Mr. Walker, It's All Over"/"Tips and Tables" (Single Information)". Capitol Records. 2436.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. various.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research. p. various.
- ^ "Search results for "Billie Jo Spears"". RPM. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Search results for "Billie Jo Spears" under Top singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Billie Jo Spears Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2023.