Have Guitar, Will Travel (Eddy Arnold album)

Have Guitar, Will Travel is an album by American country music singer Eddy Arnold. It was released in 1959 by RCA Victor (catalog no. LPM-1928). The album consists of 12 tracks, each referencing a different state or city.[1]

Have Guitar, Will Travel
Studio album by
Eddy Arnold
Released1959
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor

At the time of its release, Roger Thames wrote that Arnold's performance "demonstrates again that he is a few cuts above the average ... this is the kind of song he does best, and he's at his best singing them."[2]

Another reviewer wrote that "Arnold's nasal tones sound so sincere in each song it seems like he's plugging his home state in each one."[3]

The album also received a positive review from Wally George in the Los Angeles Times. George praised Arnold's signing and guitar playing and concluded: "Verdict: Have record, will listen."[4]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of two stars.[5] Reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised Arnold's adaptation of "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" and found the travel concept cute, but concluded that it is "more interesting as an artifact than an album."[5]

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Indiana"
  2. "Oklahoma Hills"
  3. "Mister and Mississippi"
  4. "Stars Fell on Alabama"
  5. "Idaho"
  6. "Kentucky Babe"

Side B

  1. "Missouri"
  2. "Carolina in the Morning"
  3. "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" (James A. Bland)
  4. "On Miami Shore"
  5. "Beautiful Ohio"
  6. "Georgia on My Mind"

References
  1. "Eddy Arnold - Have Guitar Will Travel". Discogs. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. Roger Thames (February 2, 1959). "Eddy's guitars could built up team following". The Birmingham News. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Lynn Hopper (March 15, 1959). "Mitch Miller 'Unleashes' 3d 'Sing Along' Album". The Indianapolis Star – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wally George (March 1, 1959). "Court of Records". Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Have Guitar, Will Travel". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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