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Once Upon a Rhyme

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Released
  
June 1975

Artist
  
David Allan Coe

Producer
  
Billy Sherrill

Length
  
33:17

Release date
  
June 1975

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Recorded
  
1975 at Columbia Studio in Nashville

Once Upon a Rhyme (1975)
  
Longhaired Redneck (1976)

Genres
  
Country music, Outlaw country

Similar
  
David Allan Coe albums, Country music albums

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Once Upon a Rhyme is the fourth studio album by American country singer David Allan Coe. It was released in 1975 on Columbia.

Contents

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Reception

Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek wrote, "[Once Upon a Rhyme] and its predecessor, The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy, established Coe as a major songwriting force; they remain enduring testaments to his songwriting brilliance as a criminally under-examined talent in the country tradition."

Track listing

All Songs written by David Allan Coe except where noted.

  1. "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)" – 2:42
  2. "Jody Like a Melody" (Coe, Jimmy Lewis Howard) – 3:03
  3. "Loneliness in Ruby's Eyes" – 3:06
  4. "Would You Be My Lady" – 2:49
  5. "Sweet Vibrations (Some Folks Call It Love)" (Coe, Debbie Cole) – 3:05
  6. "Another Pretty Country Song" (Coe, Oris R. Clark) – 3:22
  7. "Piece of Wood and Steel" (Richard Dobson) – 4:06
  8. "Fraulein" (Lawton Williams) – 2:45
  9. "Shine It On" (Tom Jans, Jeff Barry) – 3:03
  10. "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" (Steve Goodman, John Prine) – 5:16

Personnel

  • David Allan Coe, The Nashville Edition, The Jordanaires – vocals
  • Billy Sanford, John Christopher, Tommy Allsup, Reggie Young – guitar
  • Pete Drake – steel guitar, dobro
  • Mike Leech, Henry Strzelecki, Ted Reynolds – bass
  • Kenny Malone, Ralph Gallant, Buster Phillips – drums
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Ron Oates – piano
  • Buddy Spicher – violin, mandolin
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica, vibes
  • The Nashville String Machine - strings
  • Billy Sherrill, Ron Bledsoe – production
  • Songs

    1Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone)2:42
    2Jody Like a Melody3:03
    3Loneliness in Ruby's Eyes3:06

    References

    Once Upon a Rhyme Wikipedia