The 1st of Sonny Curtis

The 1st of Sonny Curtis
The 1st of Sonny Curtis
	The 1st of Sonny Curtis album cover
Studio album by Sonny Curtis
Released	February 1968
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	26:23
Label	Viva V-36012
Producer	Snuff Garrett
Sonny Curtis chronology
Singles from The 1st of Sonny Curtis
	"My Way Of Life b/w Last Call"; Released: Aug 1966; "Destiny's Child b/w The Collector"; Released: Feb 1967; "I Wanna Go Bummin' Around b/w I'm A Gypsy Man"; Released: Aug 1967;

The 1st of Sonny Curtis is a country pop album by the Crickets guitarist and songwriter Sonny Curtis recorded for Viva Records. It is Curtis's first album for Viva and second solo record, after an LP of Flamenco versions of Beatles songs he released in 1964. In addition to new original material, the album contains new versions of Sonny Curtis songs "A Fool Never Learns", "Walk Right Back", and "I Fought The Law (And The Law Won)". The album was originally released as a stereo LP record in late February 1968, the album has never been re-released on CD. There was no mono release.^[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wanna Go Bummin' Around"	Sonny Curtis	2:02
2.	"My Way of Life"	Sonny Curtis	2:24
3.	"Hung Up In Your Eyes"	Sonny Curtis, Glen D. Hardin	2:18
4.	"Day Drinker"	Sonny Curtis	2:15
5.	"Where Will The Words Come From"	Sonny Curtis, Glen D. Hardin	2:15
6.	"Destiny's Child"	Sonny Curtis	2:03

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"I'm a Gypsy Man"	Sonny Curtis	2:29
8.	"Holiday for Clowns"	Sonny Curtis, Glen D. Hardin	2:29
9.	"A Fool Never Learns"	Sonny Curtis, Glen D. Hardin	1:46
10.	"Walk Right Back"	Sonny Curtis	2:15
11.	"Beggar's Blues"	Sonny Curtis	1:56
12.	"I Fought The Law (And The Law Won)"	Sonny Curtis	1:59

Personnel

Sonny Curtis - guitar, vocals
Glen D. Hardin - piano
Snuff Garrett - arranger
Leon Russell - arranger
Recorded Amigo Studios

Cover versions

A number of artists have recorded versions of songs on the album, including:

"I Wanna Go Bummin' Around" by Michael Shelley
"Day Drinker" by Johnny Duncan

References

^ "Billboard's Hot Country LP's". Billboard. 24 Feb 1968. p. 34. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

External links

Sonny-Curtis-The-1st-Of-Sonny-Curtis at Discogs (list of releases)

[undefined-1] "Billboard's Hot Country LP's". Billboard. 24 Feb 1968. p. 34. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

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Compilation albums	20 Golden Greats Words of Love A Collection
EPs	Just for Fun (1963)
Singles	"That'll Be the Day" "Oh, Boy!" (b/w "Not Fade Away") "Maybe Baby" "Think It Over" "It's So Easy" "Love's Made a Fool of You" (b/w "Someone, Someone") "When You Ask About Love" "More Than I Can Say" (b/w "Baby My Heart") "I Fought the Law" "Don't Ever Change (b/w "I'm Not A Bad Guy") "Punish Her" (Bobby Vee, solo, A-side) (b/w "Someday (When I'm Gone From You)" by Bobby Vee & the Crickets) "My Little Girl" (b/w "Teardrops Fall Like Rain") "Lonely Avenue" (b/w "You Can't Be In-Between" USA, "Playboy" UK) "From Me to You" (b/w "Please Please Me") "(They Call Her) La Bamba" (b/w "All Over You") "True Love Ways" (b/w "Rockin' 50's Rock And Roll")
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