Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-1964

~ Release by Buck Owens (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Down on the Corner of Love
recording of:
Down on the Corner of Love
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:21
2It Don't Show on Me
recording of:
It Don't Show On Me
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:14
3The House Down the Block
recording of:
House Down the Block
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:46
4Right After the Dance
recording of:
Right After the Dance
writer:
Buck Owens
2:20
5Hot Dog
recording of:
Hot Dog
writer:
Denny Dedmon and Buck Owens
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
2:17
6Rhythm and Booze
recording of:
Rhythm and Booze
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:14
7There Goes My Love
recording of:
There Goes My Love
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:15
8Sweethearts in Heaven
recording of:
Sweethearts in Heaven
writer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
0:21
9Honeysuckle
recording of:
Honeysuckle
1:50
10Country Girl (Leavin' dirty Tracks)
recording of:
Country Girl (Leavin' Dirty Tracks)
2:03
11You're Fer Me
recording of:
Yer Fer Me
writer:
Buck Owens
1:31
12Blue Love
recording of:
Blue Love
1:15
13Please Don't Take Her From Me
recording of:
Please Don't Take Her from Me
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:33
14Three Dimension Love
recording of:
Three Dimension Love
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
1:15
15Why Don't My Mommy Stay With My Daddy and Me?
recording of:
Why Don't My Mommy Stay With My Daddy and Me?
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
1:56
16I'm Gonna Blow
recording of:
I'm Gonna Blow
1:35
17I Found You Out
recording of:
I Found You Out
2:42
18You're Just What the Doctor Ordered
recording of:
You're Just What the Doctor Ordered
2:15
19Rightfully Mine
recording of:
Rightfully Mine
2:45
20Goose Rock
recording of:
Goose Rock
writer:
Harry Carlson and Erwin King
2:50
21Louisiana Swing
recording of:
Louisiana Swing
writer:
Sheb Wooley
2:23
22I'm Gonna Set You Free
recording of:
I'm Gonna Set You Free
writer:
Bud Hobbs and Dusty Rhodes (60s US country producer/songwriter)
2:34
23Mean, Mean, Mean
recording of:
Mean, Mean, Mean
writer:
Bud Hobbs
2:31
24Last Dance Tonight
recording of:
Last Dance Tonight
2:44
25Down on the Corner of Love
recording of:
Down on the Corner of Love
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
1:39
26It Don't Show on Me
recording of:
It Don't Show On Me
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
1:59
27The House Down the Block
recording of:
House Down the Block
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:10
28Right After the Dance
recording of:
Right After the Dance
writer:
Buck Owens
1:10
29Blue Love
recording of:
Blue Love
2:59
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1I Only Know That I Love You
recording of:
I Only Know That I Love You
writer:
Buck Owens
2:05
2Sweet Thing
recording of:
Sweet Thing
writer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
2:12
3I Know What It Means
recording of:
I Know What It Means
writer:
Buck Owens
2:09
4Come Back
recording of:
Come Back
writer:
Buck Owens
2:18
5Walk the Floors
recording of:
Walk the Floors (in 1958)
writer:
Lucy Cole and Buck Owens
2:25
6My Everlasting Love
recording of:
My Everlasting Love
writer:
Buck Owens
2:17
7Second Fiddle
recording of:
Second Fiddle (in 1959)
writer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. and Central Songs, Inc.
2:05
8I'll Take a Chance on Loving You
recording of:
I’ll Take a Chance (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:03
9Tired of Livin'
recording of:
Tired of Livin' (in 1959)
writer:
Buck Owens
2:01
10Under Your Spell Again
recording of:
Under Your Spell Again
writer:
Buck Owens and Dusty Rhodes (60s US country producer/songwriter)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Campbell Connelly, Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
2:42
11I'll Give My Heart to You
recording of:
I'll Give My Heart to You (in 1961)
writer:
Buck Owens
2:01
12I Gotta Right to Know
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Know (in 1960)
writer:
Buck Owens
2:34
13Above and Beyond
cover recording of:
Above and Beyond (The Call of Love) (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Good Ol Harlan Songs, Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC and Sony ATV Publishing
2:25
14Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)
recording of:
Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache) (in 1960)
writer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
publisher:
Briarcliff Music, Inc.
2:27
15Take Me Back Again
recording of:
Take Me Back Again
writer:
Buck Owens
2:37
16'til These Dreams Come True
recording of:
'til These Dreams Come True
writer:
Buck Owens and Dusty Rhodes (60s US country producer/songwriter)
2:28
17Think It Over
recording of:
Think It Over (in 1961)
writer:
Buck Owens
2:18
18Foolin' Around
recording of:
Foolin Around
written in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
publisher:
Central Songs, Inc.
2:39
19Nobody's Fool but Yours
recording of:
Nobody's Fool but Yours (in 1961)
writer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Blue Book Music
2:15
20High as the Mountains
recording of:
High as the Mountains (in 1961)
writer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Blue Book Music
2:22
21Loose Talk
cover recording of:
Loose Talk
writer:
Freddie Hart (Country, Nashville Sound, US) and Ann Lucas
2:32
22Mental Cruelty
recording of:
Mental Cruelty
writer:
Larry & Dixie Davis and Buck Owens
publisher:
Les Kangas Music Publishing Co. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
2:24
23I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today
cover recording of:
I Don’t Believe I’ll Fall in Love Today (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:23
24Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
cover recording of:
Pick Me Up on Your Way Down (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:28
25Let's Agree to Disagree
recording of:
Let’s Agree to Disagree (in 1961)
writer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
2:25
26The Keeper of the Key
cover recording of:
Keeper of the Key (in 1961)
writer:
Lance Guynes (Songwriter of country music) and Harlan Howard
recording of:
Keeper of the Key
writer:
Lance Guynes (Songwriter of country music) and Harlan Howard
2:34
27Lyin' Again
cover recording of:
Lyin' Again (in 1961)
writer:
Harlan Howard
recording of:
Lyin' Again
writer:
Harlan Howard
2:18
28Heartaches for a Dime
cover recording of:
Heartaches for a Dime
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
2:28
29Heartaches by the Number
cover recording of:
Heartaches by the Number (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Good Ol’ Harlan Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC (in 1959)
2:29
30The One You Slip Around With
cover recording of:
The One You Slip Around With (in 1961)
writer:
Harlan Howard and Fuzzy Owen
2:30
31The Key's in the Mailbox
cover recording of:
The Key’s in the Mailbox (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
2:26
32I'll Catch You When You Fall
cover recording of:
I'll Catch You When You Fall (in 1961)
writer:
Harlan Howard
2:09
33Save the Last Dance for Me
cover recording of:
Save the Last Dance for Me
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated), Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Hill & Range (publisher) (in 1974) and Trio Music (publisher) (in 1974)
2:57
▼ CD 3
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1Under the Influence of Love
recording of:
Under the Influence of Love (Howard & Owens country song)
lyricist:
Harlan Howard
composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Central Songs, Central Songs, Inc., Good Ol Harlan Songs and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC
2:20
2Nobody's Fool but Yours
recording of:
Nobody's Fool but Yours
writer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Blue Book Music
2:28
3Goin' Down to the River
recording of:
Down to the River
writer:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Buck Owens
2:49
4Bad Bad Dream
recording of:
Bad Bad Dream (in 1961)
writer:
Buck Owens
2:26
5Down on the Corner of Love
recording of:
Down on the Corner of Love
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:21
6The House Down the Block
recording of:
House Down the Block
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:27
7Fool Me Again
cover recording of:
Fool Me Again
writer:
Dusty Rhodes (60s US country producer/songwriter) and Rollie Webber
2:34
8You're for Me
recording of:
You're for Me
writer:
Tommy Collins (American country singer, songwriter and guitarist) and Buck Owens
2:14
9Blues for Life
recording of:
Blues for Life
writer:
Buck Owens and Rollie Webber
2:18
10The King of Fools
recording of:
King of Fools
writer:
Buck Owens and Red Simpson (American country singer and songwriter)
2:50
11Bring It to Jesus
recording of:
Bring It to Jesus
writer:
Buck Owens and Maicie Owens
2:09
12All the Way With Jesus
recording of:
All the Way With Jesus
writer:
Buck Owens and Maicie Owens
2:05
13Mexican Polka
recording of:
Mexican Polka
composer:
Buck Owens
2:07
14Country Polka
recording of:
Country Polka
composer:
Buck Owens
2:13
15Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
recording of:
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
writer:
Buck Owens and Don Rollins (US songwriter from Nashville, born 1961)
2:11
16Storm of Love
recording of:
Storm of Love
writer:
Harlan Howard and Buck Owens
2:38
17One Way Love
recording of:
One Way Love
writer:
Buck Owens
2:26
18Kickin' Our Hearts Around
cover recording of:
Kickin' Our Hearts Around
lyricist and composer:
Wanda Jackson (aka the Female Elvis)
2:36
19Save the Last Dance for Me
cover recording of:
Save the Last Dance for Me
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated), Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rumbalero Music Inc., Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Hill & Range (publisher) (in 1974) and Trio Music (publisher) (in 1974)
2:29
20The King of Fools
recording of:
King of Fools
writer:
Buck Owens and Red Simpson (American country singer and songwriter)
2:34
21I Can't Stop (My Lovin' You)
recording of:
I Can't Stop My Lovin' You
writer:
Buck Owens and Don Rich
publisher:
Blue Book Music
2:47
22Act Naturally
producer:
Ken Nelson (US record producer ('48-'76) Capitol Records, country music)
bass:
Kenny Pierce (on 1963-02-12)
guitar:
Buck Owens (on 1963-02-12), Don Rich (on 1963-02-12) and Jelly Sanders (Country music songwriter and musician) (on 1963-02-12)
instruments:
Ken Presley (on 1963-02-12)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Buck Owens (on 1963-02-12)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-02-12)
recording of:
Act Naturally (on 1963-02-12)
writer:
Voni Morrison and Johnny Russell (US country singer, songwriter and comedian)
publisher:
Blue Book Music, Bluebook Music Publishing, Carlin, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lark Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
42:21
23Over and Over Again
recording of:
Over and Over Again
writer:
Buck Owens
2:14
24My Heart Skips a Beat
recording of:
My Heart Skips a Beat
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
2:12
25There's Gonna Come a Day
recording of:
There's Gonna Come a Day
writer:
Buck Owens
2:15
26Diggy Liggy Lo
cover recording of:
Diggy Liggy Lo
writer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
2:15
27Orange Blossom Special
cover recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
2:07
28Cotton Fields
cover recording of:
Cotton Fields
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:13
29Touch Me
cover recording of:
Touch Me
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
3:07
30Saw Mill
cover recording of:
Sawmill
writer:
Mel Tillis
2:24
31Sweethearts in Heaven
recording of:
Sweethearts in Heaven
writer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
2:55
32Sally Was a Good Old Girl
cover recording of:
Sally Was a Good Old Girl
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
2:21
33Release Me
cover recording of:
Release Me
additional writer:
W.S. Stevenson
writer:
Eddie Miller (US country music songwriter), Dub Williams (pseudonym used by James Pebworth) and Robert Yount (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Four Star Sales, Roschelle Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
2:34
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
art direction:Holger von Bargen
mixer:Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
producer:Richard Weize
mastering:Jürgen Crasser
artwork:Wolfgang Taubenauer
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Bear Family Records (in 2008)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3778583 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000992409 [info]