The Girls Get Prettier
The Girls Get Prettier | ||||
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Nashville Sound[1] | ||||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
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Singles from The Girls Get Prettier | ||||
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The Girls Get Prettier is a
Background and content
Hank Locklin had his biggest career hits during the 1960s, beginning with "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" in 1960. He continued having several more hits with "We're Gonna Go Fishin'," "Flyin' South" and 1965's "The Girls Get Prettier."[2] The latter hit prompted the recording and release of a studio album of the same name in 1966. The project was recorded mostly in January 1966 at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Sessions were produced by Chet Atkins with vocal accompaniment from The Jordanaires.[3]
The Girls Get Prettier consisted of 12 tracks.[1] The title track was composed by well-known Nashville songwriter, Harlan Howard. It also included a song written by another Nashville writer, Cy Coben. Most of the album's remaining tracks were cover versions of songs made famous by other artists. This included "My Happiness," "I Loved You a Thousand Ways" and "Before I Met You." The album also includes Locklin's 1955 hit "Why Baby Why," which was also made successful in a different version by its composer, George Jones.[3]
Release and reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Billboard | Favorable |
The Girls Get Prettier was released in May 1966 via RCA Victor Records. It was Locklin's thirteenth studio project in his career.
Track listing
Vinyl version
2:36 | |||
2. | "My Happiness" |
| 2:28 |
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3. | "The Honey Song" |
| 1:58 |
4. | "A Good Woman's Love" | Cy Coben | 2:16 |
5. | "The Girls Get Prettier (Every Day)" | Harlan Howard | 2:00 |
6. | "Put Me in Your Pocket" | Waldo O'Neal | 2:36 |
2:06 | |||
4. | "Tie Me to Your Apron Strings Again" |
| 2:05 |
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5. | "Before I Met You" |
| 2:25 |
6. | "It's Another World" | Richard D. Staedtler | 2:01 |
Digital version
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "There's More Pretty Girls Than One" |
| 2:41 |
2. | "My Happiness" |
| 2:31 |
3. | "The Honey Song" |
| 2:02 |
4. | "A Good Woman's Love" | Coben | 2:21 |
5. | "The Girls Get Prettier (Every Day)" | Howard | 2:01 |
6. | "Put Me in Your Pocket" | O'Neal | 3:10 |
7. | "Why Baby Why" |
| 2:04 |
8. | "I Love You a Thousand Ways" |
| 2:40 |
9. | "My Blue Eyed Jane" |
| 2:10 |
10. | "Tie Me to Your Apron Strings Again" |
| 2:09 |
11. | "Before I Met You" |
| 2:29 |
12. | "It's Another World" | Staedtler | 2:03 |
Personnel
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Girls Get Prettier.[3]
Musical and technical personnel
- Chet Atkins – producer
- Chuck Bettis – recording engineer
- Hank Locklin – lead vocals
- Jim Malloy – recording engineer
Chart performance
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] | 26 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | May 1966 | Vinyl | RCA Victor | [11] |
United States | [3][4] | |||
2010s |
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Sony Music Entertainment
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References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Leigh, Spencer (18 May 2009). "Hank Locklin: Country singer and guitarist". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Locklin, Hank (May 1966). "The Girls Get Prettier (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". RCA Victor.
- ^ a b "Hank Locklin -- The Girls Get Prettier (1966, LP) (U.S.)". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "The Girls Get Prettier by Hank Locklin". Apple Music. January 1966. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "The Girls Get Prettier chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ ""The Girls Get Prettier (Every Day)" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 26. June 25, 1966. p. 40. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- The Girls Get Prettier (1966, LP) (U.K.)". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved 23 December 2020.