34. Ray Price | Night Life (1962)

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Tracks

1. Introduction And Theme / Night Life         
2. Lonely Street         
3. The Wild Side Of Life         
4. Sittin' And Thinkin'         
5. The Twenty Fourth Hour         
6. A Girl In The Night         
7. Pride         
8. There's No Fool Like A Young Fool         
9. If She Could See Me Now         
10. Bright Lights And Blonde-Haired Women         
11. Are You Sure         
12. Let Me Talk To You

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Night Life is a fair album. Ray Price has a very good and strong voice and the music is simple, but enjoyable. The fiddle is interesting and the country style of guitar playing is flavorful.

It's an archetypal country album. The lyrics and music evoke loneliness and lost opportunity—and a lot of tears. While the lyrics are compelling and well-written, those themes get tiresome after a while. The music also follows the same beat, so after the first few songs everything starts sounding alike.

At the start of the album there's an introduction by Ray Price thanking his fans for supporting him and the band and other stuff. It's nice that he's appreciative, but it's not something anyone wants to hear over and over again.

The album is worth listening to. Strange as it is, I actually like the album, but I can imagine that it's not everyone's cup of tea.  The stand out songs are Introduction And Theme / Night Life (minus Introduction and Theme), Lonely Street, The Wild Side of Life, Sittin' and Thinkin'.
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆