Before the Next Teardrop Falls

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Before the Next Teardrop Falls
BeforeTheNextTeardropFalls.jpg
Studio album by
Freddy Fender
Released1974
GenreTejano
Length30:11
LabelABC-Dot[1]
ProducerHuey P. Meaux
Freddy Fender chronology
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
(1974) 		Recorded Inside Louisiana State Prison
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
Tom HullB+ (1995 CD)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[5]

Before The Next Teardrop Falls is an album by Freddy Fender.[6][1]

His first album, it was released in 1974. The album includes the number-one hits "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". It peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard 200.[7]

Production[]

The album was produced by Huey P. Meaux, on the recommendation of Doug Sahm.[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "Roses Are Red (My Love)" (Paul Evans, Al Byron) – 3:10
  2. "I'm Not a Fool Anymore" (Robert Thibodeau) – 2:32
  3. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" (Kris Kristofferson) – 2:35
  4. "You Can't Get Here from There" (Glenn Barber) – 2:56
  5. "I Love My Rancho Grande" (Freddy Fender) – 2:51
  6. "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" (Wayne Duncan, Fender, Huey P Meaux) – 2:52
  7. "I Almost Called Your Name" (Margaret Lewis, Myra Smith) – 2:30
  8. "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (Vivian Keith, Ben Peters) – 2:30
  9. "The Wild Side of Life" (Arlie Carter, William Warren) – 3:08
  10. "After the Fire Is Gone" (L.E. White) – 2:56
  11. "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (John D. Loudermilk) – 2:15

Charts[]

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 42[8]

Personnel[]

  • Freddy Fender – vocals
  • Randy Cornor – guitar
  • Donny King – bass
  • Chester Vaughn – drums
    • Special note:

"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" Bajo Sexto - Armando Lichtenberger Sr / Accordion - Silverio "Lefty" Cardenas

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Flippo, Chet (Jun 1975). "Tortilla Flats". Texas Monthly. 3 (6): 29.
  2. ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. Before the Next Teardrop Falls at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. pp. 422–423.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 243.
  6. ^ "Freddy Fender | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Freddy Fender". Billboard.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 110. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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