Get While the Gettin's Good
Studio album by
Bill Anderson
ReleasedFebruary 1967 (1967-02)
RecordedNovember 1966
StudioBradley's Barn
Genre
LabelDecca
ProducerOwen Bradley
Bill Anderson chronology
I Love You Drops
(1966)		 Get While the Gettin's Good
(1967)		 I Can Do Nothing Alone
(1967)
Singles from Get While the Gettin's Good
  1. "Get While the Gettin's Good"
    Released: January 1967

Get While the Gettin's Good is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released in February 1967 on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. The project was Anderson's sixth studio album and included one single issued. The album itself reached peak positions on the Billboard country albums chart.

Background and content

Get While the Gettin's Good was recorded in November 1966 at Bradley's Barn, a studio located in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Bradley's Barn was owned by the album's producer, Owen Bradley. Anderson had been recording with Bradley since his beginnings at the Decca label in the late 1950s. This would be their sixth studio album together.[2] The album consisted of 12 tracks that were previously unrecorded.[3] Five of the album's tunes were composed by Anderson, including the title track. Among these songs was "Bad Seed", which had recently become a major country hit for Jan Howard. Other songs were cover versions of songs previously recorded by others. The third track, "A Satisfied Mind", had been previously recorded by Porter Wagoner and Jean Shepard respectively. "Ride, Ride, Ride" was first cut by Lynn Anderson. A third track, "Open Up Your Heart", had first been recorded by Buck Owens.[2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Get While the Gettin's Good was released in February 1967 on Decca Records.[2] The album was released as a vinyl record, with six songs on both sides of the project.[3] The record peaked at number eight on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on April 15, 1967, becoming Anderson's fifth studio album to reach the top ten on that chart.[4]

The album included one single which was the title track. The title track was released a month prior to the album, January 1967.[5] By March 1967, the single had peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, becoming Anderson's twelfth top ten hit on that chart.[6] Following its release, the album would be reviewed by Allmusic. They gave the project three out of five possible stars.[1]

Track listing

Side one[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get While the Gettin's Good"Bill Anderson2:32
2."The Wheel of Hurt"
2:32
3."A Satisfied Mind"
2:27
4."The First Mrs. Jones"Anderson2:43
5."Bad Seed"Anderson2:58
6."Something to Believe In"Anderson2:57
Side two[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ride, Ride, Ride"Liz Anderson2:04
2."Daddy and My Mama and Me"Jimmy Gateley2:30
3."Open Up Your Heart"Buck Owens2:21
4."Homesick"Billy Cole2:30
5."Born"Anderson2:30
6."Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming)"Scotty Wiseman2:29

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Love You Drops.[2]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

  • Owen Bradley – record producer
  • Hal Buksbaum – photography

Chart performance

Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 8

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States February 1967 Vinyl Decca [3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get While the Gettin's Good – Bill Anderson – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Anderson, Bill (February 1967). "Get While the Gettin's Good (Liner Notes and Album Information)". Decca Records.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bill Anderson – Get While the Gettin's Good (1967, Vinyl)". discogs. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Get While the Gettin's Good chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  6. ↑ ""Get While the Gettin's Good" [single] chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
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