If the Shoe Fits
| If The Shoe Fits… | ||||
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| Released | January 1976[1] | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 33:34 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | John Boylan | |||
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| Allmusic |    [2] |
If the Shoe Fits is the fourth studio album by American country rock band Pure Prairie League, released in 1976.
In addition to the usual 2-channel stereo version, the album was also released by RCA Records in a 4-channel quadraphonic sound version in 1976.
The album was reissued in 2017 on a hybrid Super Audio CD by Dutton Vocalion. This edition was remastered from the original master tapes and contains both the original stereo and quadraphonic mixes. The disc is a 2 on 1 release, also containing the band's 1975 album "Two Lane Highway".
It was recorded at the Record Plant, Sausalito and Los Angeles and Capitol Studios, Hollywood.
Track listing[edit]
Song times and credits from LP.
- Side one
- "That'll Be the Day" (Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) - 2:07
- "I Can Only Think of You" (Larry Goshorn, Michael Reilly) - 2:31
- "Sun Shone Lightly" (Tim Goshorn) - 3:57
- "Long Cold Winter" (L. Goshorn, George Ed Powell, Reilly) - 3:14
- "Lucille Crawfield" (Powell) - 4:09
- Side two
- "Gimme Another Chance" (L. Goshorn) - 3:39
- "Aren't You Mine" (Billy Hinds, Powell) - 3:41
- "You Are So Near to Me" (Powell) - 4:28
- "Out in the Street" (L. Goshorn) - 3:06
- "Goin' Home" (L. Goshorn) - 3:24
Personnel[edit]
Vocals for the album are uncredited on the LP liner notes.
- Pure Prairie League
- John David Call - banjo, dobro, steel guitar
- Michael Connor - keyboards
- Larry Goshorn - guitar
- Billy Hinds - drums
- George Ed Powell - guitar
- Michael Reilly - bass
- Production
- Producer: John Boylan
- Engineer: Paul Grupp
- Mastered: Wally Traugott
Charts[edit]
Album[edit]
Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Pop Albums | 33 |
Singles[edit]
Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "That'll Be The Day" | Country Singles | 96 |
References[edit]
- ^ "If the Shoe Fits (Advertisement)". Rolling Stone. No. 207. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. February 26, 1976. p. 80.
- ^ Allmusic review
