Harlequin Melodies

by Mickey Newbury

Harlequin Melodies cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1968
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:56
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded rapidly under label constraints, this debut showcases a legendary Nashville songwriter whose introspective poetry would eventually help birth the Outlaw Country movement. 'Harlequin Melodies' presents early versions of songs made famous by others, marred slightly by intrusive, overproduced pop arrangements Newbury disliked. Despite the production clashes, his masterful, melancholic lyricism shines through, signaling the arrival of a fiercely independent artist.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, melodic, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, storytelling, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Sweet Memories (3:24)
  2. Here Comes the Rain, Baby (2:31)
  3. Mister, Can't You See (5:51)
  4. How Many Times Must the Piper Be Paid for His Song (3:17)
  5. Are My Thoughts With You (3:10)
  6. Harlequin Melodies (2:57)
  7. Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings (3:04)
  8. Time Is a Thief (3:06)
  9. Good Morning, Dear (2:58)
  10. Weeping Annaleah (2:40)
  11. Just Dropped In (2:53)

Credits

  • Mickey Newbury - primary artist, written-by
  • Cam Mullins - arranged by
  • Tupper Saussy - arranged by
  • Townes Van Zandt - written-by
  • Dan Folger - written-by
  • Felton Jarvis - producer

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