Harlan Howard Albums (7)
'Country Music Hall of Fame 1997'
Release Date 7/23/2002
Tracks 9
Label King
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What The Critics Say
Harlan Howard is one of the greatest songwriters in country history. His career as a writer far overshadowed his career as a recording artist, which was not nearly as successful or sustained. He had an album in 1965 for Monument, as well as some sessions for the small label Nugget in the early '70s. King's 2002 collection Country Music Hall of Fame 1997 draws from those Nugget recordings, featuring nine originals, including the minor hit "Sunday Morning Christian." Howard had a warm, pleasant voice and these productions are appealingly dated -- witness the fuzz guitars on his version of his standard, "The Chokin' Kind" -- but this does not capture him at his best and the packaging is so shoddy that only hardcore fans who cannot find this material any other way should pick this up. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
'All Time Favorite Country Songwriter'
Release Date 1/1/1965
Tracks 12
Label Monument
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What The Critics Say
By 1965, Harlan Howard had seen 400 of his songs recorded, with easily a dozen going on to become not only chart-topping hits but country classics as well. Close friend and Monument Records president Fred Foster thought it would be a great idea to bring in Nashville's best pickers and showcase an album of Howard singing his own greatest hits. The result is an album that's fascinating listening; the musicianship is spot-on and Howard has a way of singing his own material that has a reflectiveness missing from the better-known hit versions, fine as they are. The song lineup is astounding alone: "Busted," "Heartaches by the Number," "I Fall to Pieces," "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail," "Too Many Rivers." Any one of these songs would have made the career of a lesser writer; that they came from the pen of one writer alone is even more staggering. Harlan Howard may not be the greatest interpreter of his own material, but this album nonetheless shines for the small, folksy jewel it is. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
'Harlan Howard Sings Harlan Howard'
Release Date 1/1/1961
Tracks 12
Label Capitol
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