Time: 29:22
Size: 67.3 MB
Styles: Vocal, Country
Year: 1964/2004
Art: Front
[2:22] 1. Lonely People
[2:14] 2. Sometimes I'm Happy
[2:29] 3. It Only Hurts For A Little While
[2:06] 4. (I Wanna Go Where You Go, Do What You Do) Then I'll Be Happy
[2:33] 5. No Other Arms, No Other Lips
[2:58] 6. She's Funny That Way
[2:05] 7. After Loving You
[2:28] 8. Smile
[2:43] 9. The Minute You're Gone
[2:31] 10. Laughing On The Outside
[2:22] 11. A Little Bitty Tear Let Me Down
[2:26] 12. Roamin' Thru The Countryside
Eddy Arnold's SOMETIMES I'M HAPPY, SOMETIMES I'M BLUE (LPM-2909/LSP-2909) was released by RCA Victor in May of 1964. There are no charting singles on this LP, which also didn't register on Billboard's album charts. The guitar of producer Chet Atkins can be heard throughout this set of polished Nashville studio tracks. Also present at times are a vocal chorus and strings.
Eddy's voice is showcased to best effect on "It Only Hurts," "A Little Bitty Tear" and the title cut "Sometimes I'm Happy," which has worried lyrics wedded to an upbeat backing. "Little Bitty Tear" is another example of a sad verse contrasted by a tempo and arrangement that belie its regretful story. The closer ("Roamin' Through the Countryside") is unabashedly blissful. Here, Arnold basks in the warmth of good memories, and in the joy of marrying his boyhood sweetheart. ~ Annie Van Auken
Eddy's voice is showcased to best effect on "It Only Hurts," "A Little Bitty Tear" and the title cut "Sometimes I'm Happy," which has worried lyrics wedded to an upbeat backing. "Little Bitty Tear" is another example of a sad verse contrasted by a tempo and arrangement that belie its regretful story. The closer ("Roamin' Through the Countryside") is unabashedly blissful. Here, Arnold basks in the warmth of good memories, and in the joy of marrying his boyhood sweetheart. ~ Annie Van Auken
Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue