She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (album)

She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory
She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory
Studio album by Charley Pride
Released	March 1977
Recorded	November 1976
Studio	RCA Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country; country pop;
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Jerry Bradley; Charley Pride;
Charley Pride chronology
Singles from She's Just an Old Just Love Turned Memory
	"A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"; Released: August 1976; "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"; Released: January 1977; "I'll Be Leaving Alone"; Released: May 1977;

She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory is the twenty-third studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in March 1977 via RCA Victor Records and contained ten tracks. The record was co-produced by Jerry Bradley and Pride. It was Pride's twenty third studio recording in his career and spawned three singles: "A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About", "I'll Be Leaving Alone", and the title track. The album received positive reviews from critics and music publications.

Background and content

At the beginning of his career, Charley Pride's musical sound was defined by a traditional country style. As his career progressed into the late 1970s, his style shifted more towards country pop arrangements.^[2] This style would be reflected in albums like She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory. The album was recorded mostly in November 1976 at the RCA Victor Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were co-produced by Jerry Bradley and Pride.^[3] The album contained a total of ten tracks.^[1] A cover of Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" appears on the album. The remainder of the project's material were new recordings, including the title track, "The Rose Is For Today" and "I Feel the Country Callin' Me."^[3]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Billboard	Favorable

She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory was released in March 1977 on RCA Victor Records. It would be Pride's twenty third studio release.^[3] The album was distributed as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on both sides of the record.^[4] It was also issued as a cassette to specific markets.^[5] The album spent a total of 24 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums and peaked at number six in May 1977.^[6] It would also become his first studio release to reach a peak position on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number 34 in 1977.^[7] The project received a positive review from Billboard magazine in their April 1977 issue. Writers praised the whole album, but were especially fond of the album's ballads which they believed to be "his strength."^[8] It would also receive a four star rating from Allmusic in later years.^[1]

A total of three singles were spawned from She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory. The first single released off the record was "A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About," in August 1976.^[9] It spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and reached the number two spot in October.^[10] The title track was released as the second single in January 1977.^[9] By March the single had topped the Billboard country songs list.^[11] The third and final single off the album was released in May 1977, "I'll Be Leaving Alone."^[9] It spent 14 weeks on the country chart and would peak at number one.^[12] All three singles would also reach number one on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada.^[13]

Track listings

Vinyl version

Side one^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"	John Schweers	2:32
2.	"Rhinestone Cowboy"	Larry Weiss	2:46
3.	"The Hunger"	Lee Fry	2:40
4.	"A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"	Ben Peters	2:42
5.	"I Feel the Country Callin' Me"	Joe Richie	3:13

Side two^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Be Leaving Alone"	Wayland Holyfield Dickey Lee	2:47
2.	"We Need Lovin'"	Bobby David June Dussia	2:33
3.	"Country Music"	Don Feagin	2:28
4.	"The Rose Is For Today"	Schweers	3:19
5.	"Get Up Off Your Good Intentions"	David Dussia	2:05

Cassette version

Side one^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"	Schweers	2:32
2.	"The Hunger"	Fry	2:40
3.	"A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"	Peters	2:42
4.	"I Feel the Country Callin' Me"	Richie	3:13
5.	"Country Music"	Feagin	2:28

Side two^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Be Leaving Alone"	Holyfield Lee	2:47
2.	"We Need Lovin'"	David Dussia	2:33
3.	"The Rose Is For Today"	Schweers	3:19
4.	"Get Up Off Your Good Intentions"	David Dussia	2:05
5.	"Rhinestone Cowboy"	Weiss	2:46

Digital version

*She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory*^[14]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"	Schweers	2:35
2.	"Rhinestone Cowboy"	Weiss	2:48
3.	"The Hunger"	Fry	2:42
4.	"A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"	Peters	2:43
5.	"I Feel the Country Callin' Me"	Richie	3:14
6.	"I'll Be Leaving Alone"	Holyfield Lee	2:49
7.	"We Need Lovin'"	David Dussia	2:35
8.	"Country Music"	Feagin	2:29
9.	"The Rose Is For Today"	Schweers	3:21
10.	"Get Up Off Your Good Intentions"	David Dussia	2:06

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory.^[3]

Musical and technical personnel

Jerry Bradley – producer
The Jordanaires – background vocals
The Nashville Edition – background vocals
Charley Pride – lead vocals, producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	34
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[16]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[17]	20

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Australia	March 1977	Vinyl	RCA Victor Records	^[18]
Canada				^[19]
United Kingdom				^[20]
United Kingdom		Cassette		^[5]
United States		Vinyl		^[3]^[4]
United States	2010s	Sony Music Entertainment	Digital streaming	^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory: Charley Pride: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "RCA Country Legends: Charley Pride: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Pride, Charley (March 1977). "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (LP Liner Notes & Album Information)". RCA Victor Records.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, LP) (US)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, Cassette) (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "CHARLEY PRIDE: Full chart history". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 14. April 9, 1977. p. 66. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 276.
^ ""A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ ""She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory" [single] chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ ""I'll Be Leaving Alone" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Search results for "Charley Pride" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory by Charley Pride". Apple Music. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Charley Pride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, LP) (Australia)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, LP) (Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, LP) (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[Allmusic-1] "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory: Charley Pride: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "RCA Country Legends: Charley Pride: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[Liner_Notes-3] Pride, Charley (March 1977). "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (LP Liner Notes & Album Information)". RCA Victor Records.

[Discogs_US-4] "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, LP) (US)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[Discogs_Cassette-5] "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, Cassette) (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[6] "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[UK-7] "CHARLEY PRIDE: Full chart history". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[8] "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 14. April 9, 1977. p. 66. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[Whitburn-9] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 276.

[10] ""A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[11] ""She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory" [single] chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[12] ""I'll Be Leaving Alone" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[RPM_Country_Songs-13] "Search results for "Charley Pride" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[Apple-14] "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory by Charley Pride". Apple Music. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[ac_UK2_-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Charley_Pride-16] "Charley Pride Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[17] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[18] "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, LP) (Australia)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[19] "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, LP) (Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[20] "Charley Pride -- She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (1977, LP) (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory (album)

Background and content

Release and reception

Track listings

Vinyl version

Cassette version

Digital version

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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