The Happiness of Having You (album)

Charley Pride had nearly a decade of country music success by 1975. This included a string of number one hits during this period, including "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer", "She's Too Good to Be True" and "A Shoulder to Cry On". As the decade progressed, his music took a more country pop style,[2] which included this album. The Happiness of Having You was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in August 1975. The sessions were produced by Jerry Bradley.[3] The record consisted of ten tracks.[1] Most of the album's material was new music composed by songwriters such as Johnny Duncan, Ben Peters and Kenny O'Dell. Also included on the LP was a cover of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night".[3]

The Happiness of Having You was released in November 1975 via RCA Victor Records. The project marked Pride's twenty first studio album. It was also Pride's second studio album released in 1975.[3] The project was originally distributed as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on both sides of the record.[4] It was also simultaneously issued as a cassette with a nearly identical track listing.[5] In later years it would issued digitally for music downloads and for streaming purposes, including Apple Music.[6] The Happiness of Having You spent a total of 22 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. In February 1976, it peaked at number two on the chart.[7] The album's title track was released as the lead single in November 1975.[8] It became a major country hit after peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January 1976.[9] "My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" was spawned as the album's second single in February 1976.[8] Spending 14 weeks on the same chart, it peaked at number one in May 1976.[10] Both singles would also reach number one on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada.[11]

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Happiness of Having You.[3]

Musical personnel