Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio

Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released in January 1975 on MCA Records and was produced by Owen Bradley.

Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio
Studio album by
Bill Anderson
ReleasedJanuary 1975 (1975-01)
Recorded1974
StudioRCA Victor Studio
Genre
LabelMCA
ProducerOwen Bradley
Bill Anderson chronology
"Whispering" Bill Anderson
(1974)		 Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio
(1975)		 Live from London
(1975)
Singles from Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio
  1. "Every Time I Turn the Radio On"
    Released: September 1974
  2. "I Still Feel the Same About You"
    Released: January 1975
  3. "Country D.J."
    Released: May 1975

It was Anderson's twenty third studio album to be issued and included three singles that became hits between 1974 and 1975. The album also reached major positions on the Billboard country albums chart upon its release date.

Background and content

Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio was recorded in 1974 in sessions produced by Owen Bradley. Anderson had been under the production of Bradley since early years with the label. It would be their twenty third studio album together. The sessions were held at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. This was unlike Anderson's previous sessions that were recorded at Bradley's Barn.[2] The project contained 11 tracks.[3] Eight of the album's tracks were composed entirely by Anderson. The remaining tracks were written by other songwriters and musical artists. Among these were cover versions of songs first recorded by others. One example of this was "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird", which was first recorded by Marvin Rainwater. Another cover on the album is "Let Me Be the One", which was first recorded by Hank Locklin.[2]

Release and chart performance

Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio was released in January 1975 on MCA Records.[2] It was issued as a vinyl LP, with six songs on side one and five songs on side two.[3] After spending ten weeks on the chart, the album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in March 1975.[4] The album produced three singles between 1974 and 1975. The first was "Every Time I Turn the Radio On", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[5][6] The song also peaked at number four on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada.[7] The second single was "I Still Feel the Same About You", the flip side to the title track, "Talk to Me Ohio".[5] The single also became a major hit, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard country chart and number 16 on the Canadian country chart.[8][7] The third (and final) single issued was the track, "Country D.J." in May 1975. The single only reached number 36 on the Billboard country chart and number 23 on the Canadian country chart after its release.[7][5]

Track listing
Side one[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Every Time I Turn the Radio On"Bill Anderson2:11
2."Gonna Find Me a Bluebird"Marvin Rainwater2:24
3."I Still Feel the Same About You"Anderson2:54
4."Country D.J."Anderson3:19
5."A Perfect Angel"Ben Peters2:42
6."Roller Coaster Ride"Anderson2:42
Side two[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Talk to Me Ohio"Anderson2:54
2."Let Me Be the One"
  • Paul Blevins
  • Joe Hobson
  • W.S. Stevenson
2:19
3."Concrete"Anderson2:54
4."You Are My Story (You Are My Song)"Anderson2:59
5."The Only Way to Travel"Anderson2:46

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio.[2]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

  • Owen Bradley – record producer

Chart performance
Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 22

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Australia January 1975 Vinyl MCA [10]
United States [2][3]

References
  1. "Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio – Bill Anderson – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. Anderson, Bill (January 1975). Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio (Liner Notes & Album Information). MCA.
  3. "Bill Anderson – Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio (1975, Vinyl)". discogs. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  4. "Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  6. ""Every Time I Turn the Radio On" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  7. "Search results for 'Bill Anderson' – Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. ""I Still Feel the Same About You" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  9. "Bill Anderson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  10. "Bill Anderson – Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio (Australia)". discogs. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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