Confessions of a Broken Man

Confessions of a Broken Man is a studio album by country music singer Porter Wagoner. It was released in 1966 by RCA Victor (catalog no. LPM-3593).[1]

Confessions of a Broken Man
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1966
StudioRCA Victor Studios, Nashville
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBob Ferguson, Chet Atkins
Porter Wagoner chronology
Porter Wagoner in Person
(1964)
Confessions of a Broken Man
(1966)
Soul of a Convict and Other Great Prison Songs
(1967)

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on October 8, 1966, peaked at No. 6, and remained on the chart for a total of 17 weeks. The album included the No. 3 hit, "Skid Row Joe".[2]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.[3]

Track listing

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Side A

  1. "Men with Broken Hearts" (Hank Williams)
  2. "I Just Came to Smell the Flowers" (Vic McAlpin)
  3. "May You Never Be Alone" (Hank Williams)
  4. "Skid Row Joe" (Freddie Hart)
  5. "Take Me Back and Try Me One More Time" (Ernest Tubb)
  6. "How Far Down Can I Go" (Howard, Barney)

Side B

  1. "I'm a Long Way from Home" (Hank Cochran)
  2. "Confessions of a Broken Man" (Bill Anderson)
  3. "My Tears Are Overdue" (Freddie Hart)
  4. "I've Been Down That Road Before" (Hank Williams)
  5. "Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine" (Pee Wee King)
  6. "My Last Two Tens" (Vic McAlpin)

References

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  1. ^ "Porter Wagoner - Confessions of a Broken Man". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums 1964-1997. Record Research Inc. 1997. p. 184. ISBN 0898201241.
  3. ^ "Confessions of a Broken Man". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2020.