It's Everly Time

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It's Everly Time
Studio album by
the Everly Brothers
ReleasedMay 1960
RecordedMarch 8–24, 1960
GenreRock and roll[1]
Length26:59
LabelWarner Bros.
The Everly Brothers chronology
The Everly Brothers' Best
(1959)		 It's Everly Time
(1960)		 A Date with the Everly Brothers
(1960)
Singles from It's Everly Time
  1. "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"
    Released: August 1960

It's Everly Time is the third studio album by American singing duo the Everly Brothers, released in 1960. It's Everly Time was their first album on Warner Bros. after leaving the independent label Cadence. Though Warner Brothers was based in Los Angeles, they continued to record in Nashville with top session players, laying down all the dozen tracks over the course of five sessions in March 1960.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Monophonic LPs chart in the issue dated May 27, 1960, peaking at No. 9 during a ten-week run on the chart.[2] The album debuted on Cashbox magazine's Best-Selling Monaural Albums chart in the issue dated May 28, 1960, peaking at No. 7 during a seventeen-week run on the chart.[3] On the magazine's Best-Selling 50 Stereo Albums chart it reached No. 31, during a shorter sixteen-week run on it.[3] The album had also almost topped the UK Record Retailer LP charts, peaking at No. 2.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[6]

Writing for AllMusic, music critic Richie Unterberger stated, "While the Everlys' sound was diluted by more elaborate production in the '60s, that's not at all true on this LP, which is one of their very best. Not a stiff among the 12 tracks..."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, except as noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"Don Everly2:33
2."Just in Case"Boudleaux Bryant2:12
3."Memories Are Made of This"Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller2:35
4."That's What You Do to Me"Bob Montgomery, Earl Sinks2:03
5."Sleepless Nights" 2:24
6."What Kind of Girl Are You"Ray Charles1:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Oh True Love" 2:13
8."Carol Jane"Dave Rich1:51
9."Some Sweet Day" 2:25
10."Nashville Blues" 2:39
11."You Thrill Me (Through and Through)" 2:05
12."I Want You to Know"Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino2:02

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1960) Peak
position
UK Record Retailer Top LPs[4] 2
US Billboard Best-Selling Monophonic LPs[2] 9
US Cashbox Best-Selling Monaural Albums[3] 7
US Cashbox Best-Selling Stereo Albums[3] 31

References

  1. Segretto, Mike (2022). "Rock and Roll: The First Eight Years". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 18. ISBN 9781493064601.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 49. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  3. Hoffmann, Frank W. (1975). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p. 114. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  4. "Full Everly Brothers UK Charts List". Official Charts. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  5. Unterberger, Richie. "It's Everly Time > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  6. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.