Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2

Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2 is a compilation album by Buck Owens, released in 1968.

Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2
Greatest hits album by Buck Owens
Released	1968
Genre	Country
Label	Capitol ST-2897[1]
Producer	Ken Nelson
Buck Owens chronology
It Takes People Like You (1968) Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2 (1968) Sweet Rosie Jones (1968)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[4]

Capitol deleted the album after Owens departed the label for Warner Brothers Records, in 1977.[5]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a must for any serious country & western fan."[2]

Track listing

All songs by Buck Owens unless otherwise noted.

Side one

1. "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" (Harlan Howard, Owens)
2. "Together Again"
3. "Act Naturally" (Johnny Russell, Voni Morrison)
4. "Before You Go" (Owens, Don Rich)
5. "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line" (Owens, Rich, Nat Stuckey)
6. "My Heart Skips a Beat"

Side two

1. "Open Up Your Heart"
2. "Think of Me" (Estelle Olson, Rich)
3. "Buckaroo" (Bob Morris)
4. "I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)"
5. "Only You (Can Break My Heart)"
6. "Love's Gonna Live Here"

Personnel

• Harlan Howard - composer
• Bob Morris - composer
• Voni Morrison - composer
• Estella Olson - composer
• Buck Owens - composer, guitar, primary artist, vocals
• Buck Ram - composer
• Ande Rand - composer
• Don Rich - composer
• Johnny Russell - composer
• Nat Stuckey - composer

References

1. Sisk, Eileen (August 11, 2010). Buck Owens: The Biography. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781556527685 – via Google Books.
2. "The Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2 - Buck Owens | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 364.CS1 maint: location (link)
4. "Buck Owens". Billboard.
5. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 374.