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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Honey in the Horn
| name = Honey in the Horn
| Type = Album
| type = Album
| Artist = [[Al Hirt]]
| artist = [[Al Hirt]]
| Cover = Honey in the Horn (album).jpg
| cover = Honey in the Horn (album).jpg
| Released = [[1963 in music|1963]]
| alt =
| released = [[1963 in music|1963]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| recorded =
| Length = {{Duration|m=29|s=04}}
| venue =
| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] 2733
| studio = [[RCA Studio B]], [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]<ref name="Molanphy 2023">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2024/02/how-barbra-became-the-original-taylor|title= The Hello Gorgeous Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date= February 10, 2024|access-date= February 10, 2024}}</ref>
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| Producer = [[Chet Atkins]], [[Stephen H. Sholes|Steve Sholes]]
| length = {{Duration|m=29|s=04}}
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| Last album = ''[[Trumpet and Strings]]''<br>(1962)
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]]
| This album = '''''Honey in the Horn'''''<br>(1963)
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| producer = [[Chet Atkins]], [[Stephen H. Sholes|Steve Sholes]]
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| Next album = ''[[Our Man in New Orleans]]''<br>(1963)
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| prev_title = [[Trumpet and Strings]]
| prev_year = 1962
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| next_title = [[Our Man in New Orleans]]
| next_year = 1963
}}
}}


{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=honey-in-the-horn-mw0000872566}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=honey-in-the-horn-mw0000872566}}</ref>
| rev2 =
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=708}}</ref>
| rev2Score =
| rev3 = ''[[Record Mirror]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=10 October 1964 |title=Al Hirt: ''Honey In The Horn'' |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/64/Record-Mirror-1964-10-10-S-OCR.pdf |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |issue=187 |page=12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401225249/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/64/Record-Mirror-1964-10-10-S-OCR.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2022|access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Honey in the Horn''''' is an album by [[Al Hirt]] released by [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]]. The album was produced by [[Chet Atkins]] and [[Stephen H. Sholes|Steve Sholes]]. [[Anita Kerr|The Anita Kerr Singers]] provided the vocals for the album. The backing band on the album consisted of saxophonist [[Boots Randolph]], bassist [[Bob Moore]], guitarist [[Grady Martin]], and pianist [[Floyd Cramer]].<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/honey-in-the-horn-mw0000872566 Al Hirt, ''Honey in the Horn''] Retrieved April 9, 2013</ref>
'''''Honey in the Horn''''' is an [[album]] by [[Al Hirt]] released by [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]]. The album was produced by [[Chet Atkins]] and [[Stephen H. Sholes|Steve Sholes]]. [[Anita Kerr|The Anita Kerr Singers]] provided the vocals for the album. The backing band on the album consisted of saxophonist [[Boots Randolph]], bassist [[Bob Moore (musician)|Bob Moore]], guitarists Ray Edenton and [[Grady Martin]], and pianist [[Floyd Cramer]].<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/honey-in-the-horn-mw0000872566 Al Hirt, ''Honey in the Horn''] Retrieved April 9, 2013</ref>


The single "[[Java (composition)|Java]]" hit No. 1 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening chart]] and No. 4 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1964. The album landed on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]] chart, reaching No. 3.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/honey-in-the-horn-mw0000872566/awards Al Hirt, ''Honey on the Horn'' Chart Position] Retrieved April 9, 2013</ref>
The single "[[Java (instrumental)|Java]]" hit No. 1 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening chart]] and No. 4 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1964. The album landed on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]] chart, reaching No. 3.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/honey-in-the-horn-mw0000872566/awards Al Hirt, ''Honey on the Horn'' Chart Position] Retrieved April 9, 2013</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
# "[[I Can't Get Started]]" ([[Ira Gershwin]], [[Vernon Duke]])
# "[[I Can't Get Started]]" ([[Ira Gershwin]], [[Vernon Duke]])
# "[[Java (composition)|Java]]" ([[Allen Toussaint]], [[Alvin Tyler]], Freddy Friday)
# "[[Java (instrumental)|Java]]" ([[Allen Toussaint]], [[Alvin Tyler]], Freddy Friday)
# "Man with a Horn" (Bonnie Lake, [[Eddie DeLange]], [[Jack Jenney]])
# "Man with a Horn" (Bonnie Lake, [[Eddie DeLange]], [[Jack Jenney]])
# "Tansy" ([[Norrie Paramor]])
# "Tansy" ([[Norrie Paramor]])
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# "[[Al di là|Al Di La]]" (Carlo Donida, [[Mogol (lyricist)|Mogol]])
# "[[Al di là|Al Di La]]" (Carlo Donida, [[Mogol (lyricist)|Mogol]])
# "Malibu" ([[George David Weiss|George Weiss]], Hub Atwood)
# "Malibu" ([[George David Weiss|George Weiss]], Hub Atwood)
# "Theme from A Dream" ([[Felice and Boudleaux Bryant|Boudleaux Bryant]])
# "Theme from a Dream" ([[Felice and Boudleaux Bryant|Boudleaux Bryant]])
# "[[I'm Movin' On (Hank Snow song)|I'm Movin' On]]" ([[Hank Snow]])
# "[[I'm Movin' On (Hank Snow song)|I'm Movin' On]]" ([[Hank Snow]])


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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Albums produced by Chet Atkins]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Chet Atkins]]
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Latest revision as of 10:57, 22 February 2024

Honey in the Horn
Studio album by
Al Hirt
Released1963
StudioRCA Studio B, Nashville
GenreJazz[1]
Length29:04
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins, Steve Sholes
Al Hirt chronology
Trumpet and Strings
(1962) 		Honey in the Horn
(1963) 		Our Man in New Orleans
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
Record Mirror[4]

Honey in the Horn is an album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Chet Atkins and Steve Sholes. The Anita Kerr Singers provided the vocals for the album. The backing band on the album consisted of saxophonist Boots Randolph, bassist Bob Moore, guitarists Ray Edenton and Grady Martin, and pianist Floyd Cramer.[5]

The single "Java" hit No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. The album landed on the Billboard Top LPs chart, reaching No. 3.[6]

Track listing

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  1. "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke)
  2. "Java" (Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Freddy Friday)
  3. "Man with a Horn" (Bonnie Lake, Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney)
  4. "Tansy" (Norrie Paramor)
  5. "Night Theme" (Ray Peterson, Wayne Cogswell)
  6. "Talkin' Bout That River" (Ray Charles)
  7. "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" (Bart Howard)
  8. "To Be in Love" (Beasley Smith, Teddy Best)
  9. "Al Di La" (Carlo Donida, Mogol)
  10. "Malibu" (George Weiss, Hub Atwood)
  11. "Theme from a Dream" (Boudleaux Bryant)
  12. "I'm Movin' On" (Hank Snow)

Chart positions

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Chart (1963) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs 3
Singles
Year Single Chart Peak
position
1964 "Java" Billboard Hot 100 4
Easy Listening (Billboard) 1

References

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  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (February 10, 2024). "The Hello Gorgeous Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Honey in the Horn at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 708. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Al Hirt: Honey In The Horn" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 187. 10 October 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ Al Hirt, Honey in the Horn Retrieved April 9, 2013
  6. ^ Al Hirt, Honey on the Horn Chart Position Retrieved April 9, 2013
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