The Happiness of Having You (album) explained

The Happiness of Having You
Type:studio
Artist:Charley Pride
Cover:Charley Pride--The Happiness of Having You.jpg
Recorded:August 1975
Studio:RCA Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:Country[1]
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Jerry Bradley
Prev Title:Charley
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:Sunday Morning with Charley Pride
Next Year:1976

The Happiness of Having You is the twenty-first studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in November 1975 via RCA Victor Records and was produced by Jerry Bradley. It was Pride's twenty first studio recording released in his music career and contained ten tracks. The album included two singles which became major hits on the country charts: "My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" and the title track.

Background and content

Charley Pride had nearly a decade of country music success by 1975. This included a string of number one hits during this period, including "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer", "She's Too Good to Be True" and "A Shoulder to Cry On". As the decade progressed, his music took a more country pop style,[2] which included this album. The Happiness of Having You was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in August 1975. The sessions were produced by Jerry Bradley.[3] The record consisted of ten tracks.[1] Most of the album's material was new music composed by songwriters such as Johnny Duncan, Ben Peters and Kenny O'Dell. Also included on the LP was a cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night".[3]

Release and chart performance

The Happiness of Having You was released in November 1975 via RCA Victor Records. The project marked Pride's twenty first studio album. It was also Pride's second studio album released in 1975.[3] The project was originally distributed as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on both sides of the record.[4] It was also simultaneously issued as a cassette with a nearly identical track listing.[5] In later years it would issued digitally for music downloads and for streaming purposes, including Apple Music.[6] The Happiness of Having You spent a total of 22 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. In February 1976, it peaked at number two on the chart.[7] The album's title track was released as the lead single in November 1975.[8] It became a major country hit after peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January 1976.[9] "My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" was spawned as the album's second single in February 1976.[8] Spending 14 weeks on the same chart, it peaked at number one in May 1976.[10] Both singles would also reach number one on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada.[11]

Track listings

Digital version

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Happiness of Having You.[3]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
JapanNovember 1975VinylRCA Victor Records[12]
United States
Cassette
2010sSony Music Entertainment

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Happiness of Having You: Charley Pride: Songs, Reviews, Credits . . January 2, 2021.
  2. Web site: Vinopal . David . Charley Pride: Biography & History . . December 31, 2020.
  3. Pride . Charley . The Happiness of Having You (LP Liner Notes & Album Information) . . November 1975.
  4. Web site: Charley Pride – The Happiness of Having You (1975, LP) (US) . . 1975 . January 2, 2021.
  5. Web site: Charley Pride – The Happiness of Having You (1975, Cassette) (US) . . 1976 . January 2, 2021.
  6. Web site: The Happiness of Having You by Charley Pride . . January 2, 2021.
  7. The Happiness of Having You chart history . . January 2, 2021.
  8. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 276.
  9. "The Happiness of Having You" [single] chart history ]. . January 2, 2021.
  10. "My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" chart history . . January 2, 2021.
  11. "Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)" chart history . . December 31, 2020.
  12. Web site: Charley Pride – The Happiness of Having You (1975, LP) (Japan) . . 1976 . January 2, 2021.