The Originals (The Statler Brothers album)

The Originals
Studio album by The Statler Brothers
Released	1979 (1979)
Genre	Country
Label	Mercury
Producer	Jerry Kennedy
The Statler Brothers chronology
Christmas Card (1978) The Originals (1979) 10th Anniversary (1980)
Singles from The Originals
"How to Be a Country Star" Released: March 1979 "Nothing as Original as You" Released: October 27, 1979

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The Originals is the twentieth studio album by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in 1979 via Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How to Be a Country Star"	Don Reid, Harold Reid	3:26
2.	"When the Yankees Come Home"	D. Reid	3:23
3.	"Here We Are Again"	D. Reid	2:45
4.	"Where He Always Wanted to Be"	D. Reid, H. Reid	2:50
5.	"Mr. Autry"	D. Reid, H. Reid	3:05
6.	"Nothing as Original as You"	D. Reid	2:21
7.	"Counting My Memories"	Kim Reid	2:40
8.	"Little Farther Down the Road"	Lew DeWitt	2:32
9.	"Just a Little Talk with Jesus"	Cleavant Derricks	2:30
10.	"Almost in Love"	D. Reid, H. Reid	2:45
11.	"The Star-Spangled Banner"	Francis Scott Key	1:43

Chart performance

Chart (1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	8
U.S. Billboard 200	183
Canadian RPM Country Albums	21