Buck Owens and His Buckaroos - I've Got a Tiger by the Tail

Title: I've Got a Tiger by the Tail Artist: Buck Owens and His Buckaroos Release Date: 3/1/1965 Re-Released On: 3/28/1995 Label: Sundazed Duration: 31:59 UPC: 090771604729 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Country, Honky Tonk, Bakersfield Sound Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Bittersweet, Lively, Playful, Rollicking, Rustic, Wry, Bright, Energetic, Fun, Humorous, Organic, Plaintive, Rousing, Sparkling, Boisterous, Cheerful, Earnest, Exuberant, Freewheeling, Gritty, Joyous, Urgent, Wistful, Witty, Yearning, Earthy, Intimate, Summery, Sweet, Whimsical, Sentimental, Warm Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
2. Trouble and Me
3. Let the Sad Times Roll On
4. Wham Bam
5. If You Fall Out of Love With Me
6. Fallin' for You
7. We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll
8. The Band Keeps Playin' On
9. The Streets of Laredo
10. Cryin' Time
11. A Maiden's Prayer
12. Memphis
13. This Ol' Heart [Live][*]
14. Act Naturally [Live][*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 1995 CD Sundazed 6047

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Buck Owens had his share of country hits prior to the release of I've Got a Tiger by the Tail and the hit single that spawned it. But "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" was Owens' national breakthrough, featuring everything right about his Bakersfield honky tonk sound sweated down to a 2:12 single that proved to be a irresistible piece of crossover magic to non-country fans without diluting his basic sound one iota. This 14-track CD reissue brings together the original Capitol tracks from that album (which also included the hit "Cryin' Time," later to be a crossover hit of its own when recorded by Ray Charles), along with two bonus tracks. These are live versions recorded in Bakersfield at the Civic Auditorium in October 1963 of "This Ol' Heart" and "Act Naturally," taken from the Capitol anthology album Country Music Hootenanny. The sound of Don Rich is all over this album, with his signature biting Telecaster guitar style, plus his vocalizing on "Wham Bam" (which features Owens on lead guitar) and a feature with Buck on a duet of Chuck Berry's "Memphis." Bass player Doyle Holly handles the vocal chores on "Streets of Laredo," while Don Rich's fiddle work is highlighted on the instrumental "A Maiden's Prayer." But ultimately it's Owens' show with tracks like "Trouble and Me," "We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll," "If You Fall Out of Love With Me," "The Band Keeps Playin' On," and the ballad "Let the Sad Times Roll On" being classic examples of Owens' Bakersfield honky tonk sound at the height of its freight-train rumbling powers. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bob Morris Vocals, Bass (Electric) Bobby Wooten Liner Notes Buck Owens Vocal Harmony, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals Don Rich Vocal Harmony, Guitar (Acoustic), Fiddle, Guitar (Electric), Vocals Doyle Holly Guitar, Vocals, Bass (Electric) Jay McDonald Guitar (Steel) Jelly Sanders Guitar, Fiddle Ken Nelson Producer Mel King Drums Melvin King Drums Rich Kienzle Liner Notes Tom Brumley Guitar (Acoustic) Willie Cantu Drums