Claude Gray - If I Ever Need a Lady, I'll Call You - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Claude Gray, known to country music fans as “The Tall Texan,” scored his first hit in 1960 with the Willie Nelson penned “Family Bible” and continued to have charted hits throughout the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Presented here is Gray’s rare 1978 album “If I Ever Need A Lady, I’ll Call You,” reprising the title song he originally recorded in 1967. All selections have been newly remastered. Album Tracks 1. I Never Had the One I Wanted 2. Late Cup of Coffee 3. That's All Right 4. We Fell in Love That Way 5. The Bar 6. It'll Do 7. If I Ever Need a Lady I'll Call You 8. We Climbed a Mountain Last Night 9. Rockin' My Memories to Sleep 10. Slow Dancing 11. What Made Adam Sin

Known widely as InchThe Tall TexanInch - he stands 6'5Inch - Claude Gray has enjoyed a long, hit-festooned recording career, his rich baritone often drawing comparison with the mighty Jim Reeves. This compilation anthologises his early singles, released between 1958-62, and includes all his early Country hits, 'I'm Not Supposed', 'Best Part Of Me', 'Family Bible' (Willie Nelson's first significant hit song), 'Leave Alone', 'I'll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I'll Go)' (his only crossover Pop hit, which Bob Marley would purloin, a year or so hence), 'My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)', 'Let's End It Before It Begins', 'You Take The Table (And I'll Take The Chairs)', 'Daddy Stopped In' and 'Knock Again, True Love'. Surprisingly, perhaps, several of his very early releases are almost impossible to find elsewhere on CD, making this a unique collection. Album Tracks 1. My Tears Are Inside 2. When the Doorbell Rang 3. Barricade Around My Heart 4. Late Again 5. Letter Overdue 6. I'm Not Supposed 7. Loneliness 8. Best Part of Me 9. Family Bible 10. Crying in the Night (Original Version) 11. Leave Alone 12. My Party's Over 13. Homecoming in Heaven 14. When the Light Shines in the Valley 15. I'll Just Have a Cup of Coffee (Then I'll Go) 16. I Just Want to Be Alone 17. My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About) 18. Crying in the Night (Re-Recording) 19. Let's End It Before It Begins 20. Talk to Me Old Lonesome Heart 21. You Take the Table (And I'll Take the Chairs) 22. Stone Heart 23. Daddy Stopped in 24. Three Times 25. Knock Again, True Love 26. Call of the Wild 27. Heartbreak Eve 28. First Love Never Dies

Album Tracks 1. I'll Just Have a Cup of Coffee (Then I'll Go) 2. I Never Had the One I Wanted 3. Apartment #9 4. How Fast Them Trucks Can Go 5. Old Flames 6. If I Ever Need a Lady (I'll Call You) 7. Sweet Caroline 8. A Wound Time Can't Erase 9. I Still Miss Someone 10. Unclouded Day