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My Kind of Country Music
Steve Sholes
Hank Locklin chronology
Hank Locklin Sings Eddy Arnold
(1965) 		My Kind of Country Music
(1965) 		Once Over Lightly
(1965)
Singles from My Kind of Country Music
  1. "Your Heart Is an Island"
    Released: June 1955
  2. "Wooden Soldier"
    Released: October 1963
  3. "I Was Coming Home to You"
    Released: July 1964
  4. "I'm Blue"
    Released: February 1965

My Kind of Country Music is a

studio album by American country singer–songwriter Hank Locklin. It was released in September 1965 via RCA Camden records
. My Kind of Country Music was Locklin's eleventh studio album project and his third studio release for the RCA Camden subsidiary label. The album contained a total of ten tracks, of which included four singles that been released prior to the album. It received favorable reviews from critics and publications.

Background and content

Although signed to the RCA label since 1955, Locklin would not have his biggest success until 1960s's "Please Help Me, I'm Falling." A number one country hit and crossover pop hit, the song elevated his career and helped him have further hits with the label. Further hits facilitated the record label to release studio albums of Locklin's material.[2] Several of these albums were issued on RCA Victor's "budget" label subsidiary: RCA Camden. My Kind of Country Music would be Locklin's third studio release on the budget series.[3]

The project consisted of ten tracks.

Steve Sholes. Later sessions in 1963 and 1964 were produced by Chet Atkins.[3] Of its ten tracks, only "These Ruins Belong to You" was co-written by Locklin.[1] The album's first seven tracks were the album's newest material, recorded between 1963 and 1964. The remaining three tracks were first cut in 1955 but had not been released on albums.[3]

Release and reception

My Kind of Country Music was released in September 1965 on RCA Camden records. It was Locklin's eleventh studio album in his recording career.

Allmusic. "My Kind of Country may only contain one hit but the LP demonstrates Hank Locklin's gift for tear-jerking ballads and pure traditional country," Owens wrote.[1]

Track listing

Side one[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Was Coming Home to You"
  • Kendall Hayes
  • Jimmy Rule
2:29
2."I'm Blue"Mirriam Eddy2:00
3."Hello Heartache"
2:00
4."Wooden Soldier"Lawton Williams2:27
5."You Never Want to Love Me"Carl Belew2:24
Side two[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give Your Wife a Kiss for Me"
2:29
2."Kiss on the Door"Williams2:21
3."Your Heart Is an Island"Cy Coben2:10
4."These Ruins Belong to You"
  • Madge Broadway
  • Willa Locklin
2:22
5."You're Out of Step"
2:11

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of My Kind of Country Music.[3]

Musical and technical personnel

  • Chet Atkins – producer
  • Ethel Gabriel – A&R coordinator
  • Hank Locklin – lead vocals
  • Steve Sholes – producer

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada September 1965 Vinyl RCA Camden [7]
United States [3][4]

References

  1. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ Leigh, Spencer. "Hank Locklin: Country singer and guitarist". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Locklin, Hank (September 1965). "My Kind of Country Music (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". RCA Camden.
  4. ^ a b "Hank Locklin -- My Kind of Country Music (1965, LP) (U.S.)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2
    .
  6. ^ ""Wooden Soldier" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Hank Locklin -- My Kind of Country Music (1965, LP) (Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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