Sings His Own

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Sings His Own is the 1972 compilation album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury, a revised edition of his debut Harlequin Melodies, released by RCA Records in 1972, after the critical notice of Newbury's highly acclaimed Looks Like Rain and Frisco Mabel Joy. Newbury's RCA debut heavily featured songs that had been made into hits by other artists, and there isn't much difference between that set and this one. Newbury largely disowned his RCA recordings, considering 1969's Looks Like Rain his true debut, and this album bears little stylistic similarity to anything else in his catalog.

Sings His Own substitutes Harlequin Melodies tracks "Here Comes The Rain, Baby," "How Many Times (Must The Piper Be Paid For His Song," "Mister Can't You See," and "Harlequin Melodies," for "The Queen," "Sunshine," and "Got Down On Saturday." As with the preceding album, many of these songs would be heavily covered by other artists, and Newbury himself would reinterpret "Sweet Memories," "Sunshine," and "Good Morning, Dear" on his 1973 album Heaven Help The Child.

There is some debate about whether the versions of the seven duplicated songs from Harlequin Melodies are different recordings from the original album. However, most CD versions add the new Sings His Own songs as bonus tracks to the complete Harlequin Melodies album.

Track listing

1. "Sweet Memories" (Mickey Newbury) -3:19
2. "Good Morning, Dear" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:52
3. "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:52
4. "Weeping Annaleah" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:34
5. "Time Is A Thief" (Mickey Newbury) - 3:02
6. "Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:58
7. "Sunshine" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:43
8. "Got Down On Saturday" (Mickey Newbury) - 2:48
9. "Are My Thoughts With You" (Mickey Newbury) - 3:06
10. "The Queen" (Mickey Newbury, Townes Van Zandt) - 3:08

References

Mickey Newbury: Songs Covered By Over 1,100 Artists