Once Over Lightly (Hank Locklin album)

Once Over Lightly is a studio album by American country singer–songwriter Hank Locklin. It was released in November 1965 via RCA Victor Records and was produced by Bob Ferguson. Once Over Lightly was a concept studio album that included 24 songs that were made shorter in length. It was Locklin's twelfth studio album as well.

For the studio album by Jo Stafford, see Once Over Lightly.
Once Over Lightly
Studio album by
Hank Locklin
ReleasedNovember 1965 (1965-11)
RecordedAugust 1965
StudioRCA Victor Studio
Genre
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBob Ferguson
Hank Locklin chronology
My Kind of Country Music
(1965)		 Once Over Lightly
(1965)		 The Girls Get Prettier
(1966)

Background and content

Once Over Lightly was one of several concept albums released by Hank Locklin during his career.[2] Like his previous concept releases, Once Over Lightly focused around a particular theme. Consisting of 24 songs, Locklin re-recorded many of his former hit singles in what the liner considered to be a "compact arrangement." The original song lengths were shortened so that each track was under two minutes length.[3][1] Among the re-recorded hits by Locklin on the album were "Send Me the Pillow (That You Dream On)," "Geisha Girl" and "Please Help Me, I'm Falling." In addition, Locklin recorded shorter versions of songs first made famous by other country artists. Among the record's cover tunes was Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line," Hank Snow's "I Don't Hurt Anymore" and Brenda Lee's "Fool No. 1." Once Over Lightly was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in August 1965. The recording sessions were produced by Bob Ferguson. It was Locklin's first album to be fully produced by Ferguson, who had previously co-produced a studio release of Locklin's.[3]

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
BillboardFavorable

Once Over Lightly was released in November 1965 on RCA Victor Records. It was Locklin's twelfth studio album in his recording career.[3] It was originally distributed as a vinyl LP. Each LP had 12 songs in total on both sides of the record.[4] It was later re-issued on a digital and streaming format in the 2010s.[5] The project did not spawn any known singles upon its release.[6] Once Over Lightly received a favorable response from writers of Billboard magazine in 1965, who called it "a powerful package."[7] It later years, it received three out of five stars from Allmusic. The online publication also named four of the record's tracks to be "album picks." This included "Geisha Girl" and "Please Help Me, I'm Falling."[1]

Track listing

Vinyl version
Side one[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"Hank Locklin1:13
2."The Same Sweet Girl"Locklin1:12
3."Fraulein"Lawton Williams1:10
4."Flying South"Cindy Walker1:09
5."I Walk the Line"Johnny Cash1:10
6."I Don't Hurt Anymore"
3:56
7."Tennessee Border"Jimmy Work1:00
8."The Wild Side of Life"
  • Arlie Carter
  • William Warren
1:02
9."Loose Talk"
1:02
10."Before I'm Over You"Betty Sue Perry1:12
11."Geisha Girl"Williams1:02
12."Fool No. 1"Kathryn R. Fulton1:02
Side two[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Please Help Me, I'm Falling"
  • Hal Blair
  • Robertson
1:15
2."Back Street Affair"
  • Jimmy Rule
  • Billy Wallace
1:10
3."Shame on You"Spade Cooley1:04
4."My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You"
1:06
5."I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)"
1:02
6."Together Again"Buck Owens1:15
7."Act Naturally"
1:07
8."From Here to There to You"Pete McKinlay1:12
9."Let Me Be the One"
  • Paul Blevins
  • Joe Hobson
  • W.S. Stevenson
1:08
10."Faith and Truth"Locklin1:15
11."This Song Is Just for You"
  • Cecil Harris
  • Perk Williams
1:14
12."No One Is Sweeter Than You"Locklin1:08

Digital version
Once Over Lightly[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"Locklin1:19
2."The Same Sweet Girl"Locklin1:17
3."Fraulein"Williams1:16
4."Flying South"Walker1:12
5."I Walk the Line"Cash1:14
6."I Don't Hurt Anymore"
  • Don Robertson
  • Rollins
1:20
7."Tennessee Border"Work1:03
8."The Wild Side of Life"
  • Carter
  • Warren
1:10
9."Loose Talk"
  • Hart
  • Lucas
1:04
10."Before I'm Over You"Perry1:14
11."Geisha Girl"Williams1:10
12."Fool No. 1"Fulton1:12
13."Please Help Me, I'm Falling"
  • Blair
  • Robertson
1:21
14."Back Street Affair"
  • Rule
  • Wallace
1:15
15."Shame on You"Cooley1:07
16."My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You"
  • Ross
  • Wills
1:06
17."I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)"
  • Gabbard
  • Price
1:12
18."Together Again"Owens1:22
19."Act Naturally"
  • Morrison
  • Russell
1:10
20."From Here to There to You"McKinlay1:16
21."Let Me Be the One"
  • Blevins
  • Hobson
  • Stevenson
1:12
22."Faith and Truth"Locklin1:20
23."This Song Is Just for You"
  • Harris
  • Williams
1:17
24."No One Is Sweeter Than You"Locklin1:08

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Once Over Lightly.[3]

Musical and technical personnel

  • Bob Ferguson – producer
  • Hank Locklin – lead vocals
  • William Vandevort – recording engineer

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada November 1965 Vinyl RCA Victor [8]
United Kingdom 1966 [9]
United States November 1965 [3][4]
2010s
  • Digital
  • Streaming
 Sony Music Entertainment [5]

References
  1. "Once Over Lightly: Hank Locklin: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. Leigh, Spencer. "Hank Locklin: Country singer and guitarist". The Independent. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. Locklin, Hank (November 1965). "Once Over Lightly (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". RCA Victor Records.
  4. "Hank Locklin -- Once Over Lightly (1965, LP) (U.S.)". Discogs. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. "Once Over Lightly by Hank Locklin on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  7. "New Albums for November on RCA Victor". Billboard. 77 (45). November 6, 1965. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. "Hank Locklin -- Once Over Lightly (1965, LP) (Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. "Hank Locklin -- Once Over Lightly (1966, LP) (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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