Buck Owens & the Buckaroos' 2-CD 'The Complete Capitol Singles, 1971-1975' out May 31

BUCK OWENS & THE BUCKAROOS’ TWO-CD

THE COMPLETE CAPITOL SINGLES, 1971-1975

COMING FROM OMNIVORE ON MAY 31, 2019

42-song set —the third and final release in a series — contains every A- and B-side of 21 singles from 1971-75, including nine Top Ten hits.

Presented in original stereo single mixes.

Contains duets with Susan Raye and Owens’ son Buddy Alan.

Also available May 31 from Omnivore (online only), 21 original, vintage, sealed Owens LPs

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Omnivore Recordings, in conjunction with the Buck Owens Estate, will release Buck Owens and the Buckaroos’ The Complete Capitol Singles: 1971–1975 on May 31, 2019, available on CD and Digital. (Pre-order $26.98 Omnivore Recordings)

The set is the third and final volume in a series chronicling every one of Buck’s historic Capitol Recordssingles from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. Taken from the original stereo masters, The Complete Capitol Singles: 1971–1975 collects the A- and B-side to all 21 singles from that period, including nine Top Ten hits, in their original, chronological form.

Newly remastered, and featuring liner notes from author and Bakersfield country historian Scott B. Bomar, The Complete Capitol Singles: 1971–1975 presents the golden age of Buck Owens in an entirely new way.

“One of the good things that happened in 1970 was that I finally had my studio up and running in Bakersfield,” said Owens of that period. “If I was in the mood to record, I’d just call the guys and tell ’em when to be there. I didn’t have to deal with having to find out when Capitol’s studio would be available anymore, or go to the trouble of driving down to L.A. every time we were going to record, or knowing that every minute I was recording at Capitol it was costing me money. It was still costing me money to record at my own studio, of course, but at least I wasn’t billing myself at an hourly rate that would be charged against my record royalties like Capitol had done to me all those years.”

From Bomar’s liner notes: “Taken together, [these sides] represent a period of experimentation that reflects Owens’ willingness to adapt to changing times and commercial tastes. The music presented here includes some pop-inflected country, some bluegrass, some novelty songs, some slickly polished productions, and some stripped-down ballads. In Buck’s chest, however, beat a hard-driving honky-tonk heart that was never too far from the surface. The elements we associate with Buck’s 1960s period are on display here, too. While his ’70s output doesn’t often earn the same attention as his earlier work, there is much from this period that should be celebrated.”

These are the records that made Buck Owens a legend and defined the Bakersfield Sound. It’s history. It’s The Complete Capitol Singles: 1971–1975.

Omnivore Buck Owens Complete Capitol Singles 1971-1975

Track Listing:

Disc One

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water

2. (I’m Goin’) Home

3. Ruby (Are You Mad)

4. Heartbreak Mountain

5. Rollin’ in My Sweet Baby’s Arms

6. Corn Likker

7. Too Old to Cut the Mustard – Buck & Buddy 

8. Wham Bam – Buck & Buddy

9. Santa’s Gonna Come in a Stagecoach – Buck Owens & Susan Raye

10. One of Everything You Got – Buck Owens & Susan Raye

11. I’ll Still Be Waiting for You 

12. Full Time Daddy

13. Made in Japan

14. Black Texas Dirt

15. Looking Back to See – Buck Owens & Susan Raye 

16. Cryin’ Time – Buck Owens & Susan Raye

17. You Ain’t Gonna Have Ol’ Buck to Kick Around No More

18. I Love You So Much It Hurts

19. In the Palm of Your Hand

20. Get Out of Town Before Sundown 

21. Ain’t It Amazing, Gracie

22. The Good Old Days (Are Here Again)

Disc Two

1. The Good Old Days (Are Here Again) – Buck Owens & Susan Raye

2. When You Get to Heaven (I’ll Be There) – Buck Owens & Susan Raye

3. Arms Full of Empty

4. Songwriter’s Lament

5. Big Game Hunter

6. That Loving Feeling

7. On the Cover of the Music City News 

8. Stony Mountain West Virginia

9. (It’s a) Monster’s Holiday

10. Great Expectations (B-Side Version) 

11. Great Expectations (A-Side Version) 

12. Let the Fun Begin

13. 41st Street Lonely Hearts’ Club 

14. Weekend Daddy

15. Love Is Strange – Buck Owens & Susan Raye

16. Sweethearts in Heaven – Buck Owens & Susan Raye

17. The Battle of New Orleans

18. Run Him to the Round House Nellie (You Might Corner Him There)

19. Country Singer’s Prayer

20. Meanwhile Back at the Ranch

Also on May 31, exclusively from the Omnivore Recordings web store, 21 original, vintage, sealed Buck Owens LPs will be made available for sale. The stock comes directly from Bakersfield and the collection of Buck Owens. The LPs span much of Buck’s career starting withTogether Again/My Heart Skips A Beat from 1964 to Act Naturally released in 1989. 

Quantities are limited and the LPs will be sold first come, first served.