Have I ever heard of Ray Price? I don't know, but my mom probably has. This reminded me of the kind of music that I'm sure she listened to when I was younger. It made me a little homesick for Georgia.I don't have anything against Ray Price, I just prefer classics like Hank Williams (Senior) or Willie Nelson. Speaking of Nelson, he actually wrote the title song for Price, but the two had a falling out after Willie shot one of Ray's roosters. I'm not making that up.
One thing that I did love about this album was the spoken word introduction. Although, I think I loved it more for the kitsch-factor. It was nice of Ray to thank me for listening to his album (not very many of these artists have thanked me so far) and he let me know what I was in for ("songs of happiness, sadness, heartbreak"). Well, most of the songs were about sadness and heartbreak. It was his answer to Frank Sinatra's In The Wee Small Hours. I think I'll save this for when my mom comes for a visit and she needs something to listen to.
Favorite Tracks: "Introduction And Theme/Night Life," "The Twenty-Fourth Hour" and "Pride"
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