Charley Pride ~ "Crystal Chandeliers" ((Live 1975))

Album: The Country Way
Utgitt: 1967
Låtskrivere: Theodore (ted) Harris

"Crystal Chandelier" (more commonly known as Crystal Chandeliers) is a 1965 Country song written by Ted Harris and popularized by Charley Pride. The original rendition was sung by Carl Belew. His version reached number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Country chart. It was the first of three charting singles from Belew's eighth studio album, Twelve Shades of Belew

The Country Way is the third album by country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in 1967 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LSP-3895). The album was awarded four-and-a-half stars from the web site AllMusic. It debuted on Billboard magazine's country album chart on December 23, 1967, peaked at No. 1, and remained on the chart for 42 weeks

Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley.During the peak years of his recording career (1966–87), he garnered 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.

Pride was one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others are DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
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