Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich album)
Behind Closed Doors is a 1973 album by Charlie Rich. The album received the Country Music Association award for Album of the Year; the title track (written by Kenny O'Dell) was also named CMA's Single of the Year, and Rich was named Best Male Vocalist for his performance on the album. Rich won the 1974 Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance Male and also took home four Academy of Country Music awards for this album. In 2006, CMT ranked "Behind Closed Doors" No. 37 on its list of the 40 greatest albums in country music.[4]
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 31:30 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | B–[2] |
Džuboks | favorable[3] |
In 2002, the album was certified Quadruple Platinum by the RIAA, commemorating U.S. sales of over four million. Charlie Rich contributed "Peace On You" to this album. Charlie's wife Margaret Ann contributed two of her songs to the album as well, "A Sunday Kind of Woman" and "Nothing In The World (To Do With Me)". Charlie's teenage son contributed the song "You Never Really Wanted Me" to the album as well.
Track listing
- "Behind Closed Doors" (Kenny O'Dell) - 2:56
- "If You Wouldn't Be My Lady" (Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves) - 2:53
- "You Never Really Wanted Me" (Allan Rich) - 2:27
- "A Sunday Kind of Woman" (Margaret Ann Rich) - 3:09
- "Peace On You" (Charlie Rich) - 3:59
- "The Most Beautiful Girl" (Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson, Rory Bourke) - 2:43
- "I Take It On Home" (Kenny O'Dell) - 2:52
- "'Til I Can't Take It Anymore" (Clyde Otis, Dorian Burton) - 2:30
- "We Love Each Other" (Buddy Killen) - 3:08
- "I'm Not Going Hungry" (Freddie Hart) - 2:12
- "Nothing In the World (To Do With Me)" (Margaret Ann Rich) - 2:41
Charts
Chart (1973/74) | Position |
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United States (Billboard 200) | 8 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 57 |
Personnel
- Charlie Rich - vocals
- Billy Sanford, Dale Sellers, Harold Bradley, Jerry Kennedy, Ray Edenton - guitar
- Pete Drake, Lloyd Green - steel guitar
- Bob Moore - bass
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- Buddy Harman, Kenny Buttrey - drums
- The Jordanaires, Nashville Edition - background vocals
- Technical
- Charlie Bragg, Lou Bradley - engineers
- Bill Barnes, Peggy Owens - photography
References
- Allmusic review
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors". Džuboks (in Serbian). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine (5 (second series)): 23–24.
- https://rateyourmusic.com/list/CurtisLoew/cmt_40_greatest_albums/
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 251. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.