Don't She Look Good

Don't She Look Good is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released in November 1972 on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. The album was Anderson's twentieth studio recording to be issued. It was also his fourth studio album released in 1972. Two additional projects were collaborations with Jan Howard earlier in the year. The album's only single was the title track, which became a major hit on the country charts.

Don't She Look Good
Studio album by
Bill Anderson
ReleasedNovember 1972 (1972-11)
Recorded1971–1972
StudioBradley's Barn
Genre
LabelDecca
ProducerOwen Bradley
Bill Anderson chronology
Bill Anderson Sings for "All the Lonely Women in the World"
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Singles from Don't She Look Good
  1. "Don't She Look Good"
    Released: August 1972

Background and content

Don't She Look Good was recorded between 1971 and 1972 in Mount Juliet, Tennessee by Owen Bradley. Sessions were held at his venue, Bradley's Barn, a studio where Anderson recorded many of his previous albums.[2] Like many of his previous albums, the project consisted of 11 tracks.[3] Unlike any of his previous releases, Don't She Look Good did not include any songs composed entirely by Anderson himself. One song was a co-write with Michael Taylor. "Some of Nashville's best writers gave me such great material that I didn't need any of mine!" he recalled in the liner notes.[2] Among some of the writers Anderson recorded songs by was Jerry Chesnut, who wrote the record's title track. Also included are songs by Ray Griff and Ben Peters. Peters wrote the track, "I Can't Believe That It's All Over", a song that became a major hit for Skeeter Davis.[3]

Release and reception

Don't She Look Good was released in November 1972 on Decca Records. It was one of four album releases by Anderson on the Decca label that year. Among his others was two studio efforts with country artist Jan Howard. A previous album release was a solo effort in May 1972. It would also be Anderson's final album to be released on the Decca label before the company switched to the MCA name.[2] It was originally released as a vinyl LP record, with six songs on side one and five songs on side two.[3] In February 1973, the album peaked at number ten on the Billboard country albums chart after spending 15 weeks on there.[4] It's only single release was the title track, which was issued in August 1972.[5] By November, the song reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart after spending 16 weeks there. It ultimately became of Anderson's biggest hits as a recording artist.[6]

Track listing
Side one[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't She Look Good"Jerry Chesnut2:07
2."This Land, the Lord and Me"Chesnut2:40
3."If Only You'd a Happened to Me (A Long Time Ago)"
2:23
4."Calgary"
  • Anderson
  • Michael Taylor
2:25
5."Gotta Keep Moving"Steve Karliski2:17
6."I Can't Believe That It's All Over"Ben Peters2:30
Side two[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love's Not Love (Till You Give It Away)"
2:18
2."I'm Just Gone"Buzz Rabin2:35
3."Sugar in Your Coffee"Ray Griff2:22
4."Watching It Go"Gene Thomas2:45
5."Country Music in My Soul"Bobby Bond2:30

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Don't She Look Good.[2]

  • Bill Anderson – lead vocals
  • Hal Bauksbaum – photography
  • Owen Bradley – record producer

Chart performance
Chart (1972–1973) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 10

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States November 1972 Vinyl Decca [2]
Germany MCA [8]

References
  1. "Don't She Look God – Bill Anderson – Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. Anderson, Bill (November 1972). "Don't She Look Good (Album Notes & Liner Notes)". Decca Records.
  3. "Bill Anderson – Don't She Look Good (1972, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  4. "Don't She Look Good chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  6. ""Don't She Look Good" [single] chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  7. "Bill Anderson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  8. "Bil Anderson – Don't She Look Good (German release)". Discogs. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
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