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Ray Stevens - Be Your Own Best Friend
Review by Dominik Mikula
Be Your Own Best Friend is a delightful album by Ray Stevens that showcases his impressive vocal range and witty songwriting skills. The album consists of 12 tracks that are a mix of country, blues, and pop genres, each with its own unique charm.
The album opens with the catchy title track "Be Your Own Best Friend," which encourages listeners to love and appreciate themselves. Other standout tracks include "The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone," a humorous song about a disastrous trip to the beach, and "I Saw Elvis in a U.F.O," a playful tune that imagines a world where Elvis Presley is still alive and well.
Stevens also showcases his skill as a storyteller on tracks like "The Haircut Song," a hilarious tale of a bad haircut, and "The Night Santa Went Crazy," a twisted take on the classic Christmas tale.
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| L' Amour | ||
| You're Magic | 2:21 | |
| Be Your Own Best Friend (Edit) | 2:20 | |
| L'Amour | 3:38 | |
| Hidin' Place | 2:58 | |
| Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right | ||
| You've Got The Music Inside | 4:13 | |
| With a Smile | ||
| Hidin' Place | ||
| You've Got the Music Inside | ||
| Comeback | 4:06 | |
| Be Your Own Best Friend | 2:52 | |
| Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right | 4:21 | |
| You're Magic | ||
| The Feeling's Not Right Again | 3:31 | |
| With A Smile | 3:12 | |
| Come Back | ||
| The Feeling's Not Right Again |
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Catalog Numbers
- WBS 8603
- BSK 3195
Labels
Warner Bros. RecordsListen online
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Formats
- Vinyl
- 7"
- 45 RPM
- LP
- Album
- Stereo
- Single
- Promo
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Published By | Ray Stevens Music |
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Warner Bros. Records Inc. |
| Record Company | Warner Bros. Records Inc. |
| Mastered At | Masterfonics |
| Pressed By | Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville |
| Copyright (c) | Warner Bros. Records Inc. |
| Recorded At | Ray Stevens Studio |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Arranged By | Ray Stevens |
| Producer | Ray Stevens |
| Written-By | Ray Stevens |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mark Casstevens |
| Backing Vocals | Diane Tidwell, Lisa Silver, Sheri Kramer |
| Bass | Jack Williams |
| Design | Brad Kanawyer |
| Drums | Jerry Kroon |
| Electric Guitar | Chet Atkins, Steve Gibson |
| Engineer | Stuart Keathley |
| Horns | Denis Solee, Ray Stevens |
| Keyboards | Ray Stevens |
| Synthesizer | Ray Stevens |
| Mixed By | Charlie Tallent, Ray Stevens |
| Percussion | Ray Stevens |
| Photography | Ed Thrasher |
| Strings | The Shelly Kurland Strings |
Notes
Chet Atkins courtesy of RCA RecordsBarcodes
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Label): (WTN 0970)S
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Label): (WTN 0974)S
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): 0 WBS-8603-WTN-0970-S-JW-1#2
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): 0 WBS-8603-WTN-0974-S-JW-1#2 Masterfonics
- Matrix / Runout (Side A (stamped)): Masterfonics
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (stamped)): Masterfonics
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): BSK-1-3195-WW-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): BSK-2-3195-WW-1
About Ray Stevens
Real Name
- Harold Ray Ragsdale
Aliases
- Henhouse Five Plus Two
- Harold Ragsdale
