Buck Owens I've Got A Tiger By The Tail CD

Buck Owens had his share of country hits prior to the release of I've Got a Tiger by the Tail and the hit single that spawned it. But "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" was Owens' national breakthrough, featuring everything right about his Bakersfield honky tonk sound sweated down to a 2:12 single that proved to be a irresistible piece of crossover magic to non-country fans without diluting his basic sound one iota. This 14-track CD reissue brings together the original Capitol tracks from that album (which also included the hit "Cryin' Time," later to be a crossover hit of its own when recorded by Ray Charles), along with two bonus tracks. These are live versions recorded in Bakersfield at the Civic Auditorium in October 1963 of "This Ol' Heart" and "Act Naturally," taken from the Capitol anthology album Country Music Hootenanny. The sound of Don Rich is all over this album, with his signature biting Telecaster guitar style, plus his vocalizing on "Wham Bam" (which features Owens on lead guitar) and a feature with Buck on a duet of Chuck Berry's "Memphis." Bass player Doyle Holly handles the vocal chores on "Streets of Laredo," while Don Rich's fiddle work is highlighted on the instrumental "A Maiden's Prayer." But ultimately it's Owens' show with tracks like "Trouble and Me," "We're Gonna Let the Good Times Roll," "If You Fall Out of Love With Me," "The Band Keeps Playin' On," and the ballad "Let the Sad Times Roll On" being classic examples of Owens' Bakersfield honky tonk sound at the height of its freight-train rumbling powers. ~ Cub Koda

This 14-track CD reissue By Sundazed brings together the original Capitol tracks from that album along with two live bonus tracks 'This Ol' Heart' and 'Act Naturally.' 1995.

Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California in January and December 1964; and live at The Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California on October 22, 1963. Originally released on Capitol (2283). Includes liner notes by Rich Kienzle and original release liner notes by Bashful Bobby Wooten.

Buck Owens & His Buckaroos: Buck Owens (vocals, guitar); Don Rich (acoustic & electric guitars, fiddle, background vocals); Jelly Sanders (guitar, fiddle); Jay McDonald, Tom Brumley (pedal steel guitar); Bob Morris (electric bass, background vocals); Doyle Holly (electric bass, guitar, background vocals); Mel King, Willie Cantu (drums).

Personnel: Buck Owens (vocals, guitar, electric guitar); Doyle Holly (vocals, guitar, electric bass); Don Rich (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle); Bob Morris (vocals, electric bass); Jelly Sanders (guitar, fiddle); Tom Brumley (acoustic guitar); Jay McDonald (steel guitar); Mel King, Melvin King, Willie Cantu (drums).

Liner Note Authors: Bobby Wooten; Rich Kienzle.