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1969 compilation album by Charley Pride
The Best of Charley Pride
Compilation album by Charley Pride
ReleasedOctober 1969
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBob Ferguson, Chet Atkins, Felton Jarvis, Jack Clement
Charley Pride chronology
The Sensational Charley Pride
(1969) 		The Best of Charley Pride
(1969) 		Just Plain Charley
(1970)
Singles from The Best of Charley Pride
  1. "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)"
    Released: June 1969

The Best of Charley Pride is the first compilation album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-4223). It debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on November 1, 1969, peaked at No. 1, and remained on the chart for 84 weeks.

It ranked third in sales among all albums released by Pride during his career, trailing only The Best of Charley Pride, Volume II and Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Between You and Me"Jack Clement2:13
2."Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger"Don Robertson, Clement, Jerry Crutchfield2:16
3."Kaw-Liga"Fred Rose, Hank Williams3:00
4."The Snakes Crawl at Night"Fred Burch, Mel Tillis2:46
5."All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)"A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Dallas Frazier3:00
6."The Easy Part's Over"Rice, Foster2:20
7."The Day the World Stood Still"Rice, Foster2:30
8."I Know One"Clement2:23
9."Gone, On The Other Hand"Clement2:29
10."Before I Met You"Chuck Seitz, Elmer Rader, Joe Lewis2:26
11."Too Hard to Say I'm Sorry"Clement, Jack D. Johnson2:32
12."Let the Chips Fall"Clement2:40

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1969) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 24
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1970) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 1

References

  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 139. ISBN 0898201241.
  2. Whitburn, p. 138.
  3. "Charley Pride Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. "Charley Pride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1970". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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