Country Songs for City Folks
| Country Songs for City Folks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1965 in Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 16:02 (Side A) 16:19 (Side B) 32:21 (Total) | |||
| Label | Smash | |||
| Producer | Shelby Singleton | |||
| Jerry Lee Lewis chronology | ||||
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Country Songs for City Folks is the fifth studio album by American musician and pianist Jerry Lee Lewis, released on the Smash label in 1965.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Record Mirror |   [1] |
Country Songs for City Folks did not crack the Billboard chart, although it did rise to number 39 on the country albums chart when it was released again under the title All Country in the wake of Lewis's comeback four years later. Bruce Eder of AllMusic calls it "an astoundingly good country album," singling out the performances on Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away" and Hank Thompson's honky-tonk lament "The Wild Side of Life."
Track listing
Side A
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Green, Green Grass of Home" | Curly Putman | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Wolverton Mountain" | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "Funny How Time Slips Away" | Willie Nelson | 2:58 |
| 4. | "North to Alaska" (featuring Linda Gail Lewis) | Mike Phillips | 2:01 |
| 5. | "The Wild Side of Life" |
| 3:12 |
| 6. | "Walk Right In" |
| 2:09 |
| Total length: | 16:02 | ||
Side B
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "City Lights" | Bill Anderson | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Ring of Fire" |
| 2:17 |
| 3. | "Detroit City" | 2:47 | |
| 4. | "Crazy Arms" |
| 2:31 |
| 5. | "King of the Road" | Roger Miller | 2:16 |
| 6. | "Seasons of My Heart" |
| 4:00 |
| Total length: | 16:19 | ||
References
- ↑ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (March 5, 1966). "Jerry Lee Lewis: Country Songs For City Folk" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 260. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.