Country music guitarist, singer and songwriter Buck Owens was, along with Merle Haggard, one of the most noted pioneers of the Bakersfield sound which became popular during the early 1960s, and named after the California town where it had it's creative origins. The sound was characterised by twangy guitars and prominent drums in the contemporary rock 'n' roll-influenced style while retaining the traditional elements of fiddle and steel guitar. He was born in Texas, moving with his family during the Dust Bowl and Depression era to Arizona, settling in Bakersfield in 1951 when he was a truck driver, and becoming involved in it's thriving music scene. After making records for a small local label, he was signed by Capitol and had his debut hit in 1959. This 47-track 2-CD set comprises the A & B sides of his Capitol singles from his debut for the label in 1957 through to 1962, along with all the tracks not otherwise released on singles from his albums released during these years, "Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard", "Buck Owens" and "You're For Me". It features all his twelve country chart entries from this era, including the Top 10 10 hits "Second Fiddle", "Under Your Spell Again", "Above And Beyond", "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)", "Foolin' Around", "Under The Influence Of Love" and "Kickin' Our Hearts Around", plus his Top 10 duets with Rose Maddox "Loose Talk" & "Mental Cruelty". It's an entertaining overview of his key formative career before he embarked on his better-known era as a high-profile hit maker through the 1960s and '70s and offers a fascinating insight into the roots of the Bakersfield sound.

Tracklist:

I Know What It Means
Come Back
Sweet Thing
I Only Know That I Love You
Walk the Floor
I'll Take a Chance on Loving You
Second Fiddle
Everlasting Love
Under Your Spell Again 1
Tired of Livin 1
Above and Beyond 1
Til These Dreams Come True 1
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) 1
I've Got a Right to Know 1
High As the Mountains 1
Foolin' Around 1
Mental Cruelty 1
Loose Talk 1
Under the Influence of Love 2
Bad Bad Dream 2
Nobody's Fool But Yours 2
Mirror Mirror on the Wall 2
Save the Last Dance for Me 2
King of Fools 2
Kickin' Our Hearts Around 2
I Can't Stop (My Loving You) 2
You're for Me 2
The House Down the Block 2
Think It Over 3
I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today 3
Pick Me Up on Your Way Down 3
Let's Agree to Disagree 3
The Keeper of the Key 3
Lyin' Again 3
Heartaches for a Dime 3
Heartaches By the Number 3
The One You Slip Around with 3
The Key's in the Mailbox 3
I'll Catch You When You Fall 4
I'll Give My Heart to You 4
Take Me Back Again 4
Fool Me Again 4
Down on the Corner of Love 4
Mexican Polka 4
Country Polka 4
Down to the River 4
Blues for Life

UPC: 824046332020
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 1.17.20
Format: CD

Buck Owens - Capitol Singles & Albums 1957-62 (CD)