I Came To Hear The Music
by Mickey Newbury
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Mickey Newbury bestography
I Came To Hear The Music is ranked 15th best out of 19 albums by Mickey Newbury on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mickey Newbury is Looks Like Rain which is ranked number 7197 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 176.
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2024 | henrygreen0203 | Top 27 Music Albums of 1974 | 12/27 | 3 |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | more 1974 (101-200) | 20/30 | - |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Favorite from Each Decade | 30/68 | - |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Mickey, Nanci, Bruce and Mary - Complete Discography | 7/68 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 14 | |||
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| ! | 03/10/2021 04:19 | henrygreen0203 | 858 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2017 00:26 | cmoshier | 470 | 88/100 |
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I Came to Hear the Music is the first follow-up album to the trilogy of Looks Like Rain, 'Frisco Mabel Joy and Heaven Help the Child. It is his fifth album overall, and has a notable drop in quality.
Many of the songs are more like sketches than finished product. There is extra twangy sheen here too, courtesy of Nashville. Although it's fun to see Newbury let loose and get a little gritty on tracks like 1x1 Ain't 2 and Dizzy Lizzy, these tracks are far from essential Newbury tracks. Still, this record is miles above anything else Nashville was producing at the time.
All songs written by Mickey Newbury.
Digitally available at Mickey Newbury's website.
Track Pick: I Came to Hear the Music
Gems: Love Look at Us Now, If You See Her
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