Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio

Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio was recorded in 1974 in sessions produced by Owen Bradley. Anderson had been under the production of Bradley since early years with the label. It would be their twenty third studio album together. The sessions were held at the RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. This was unlike Anderson's previous sessions that were recorded at Bradley's Barn.{{cite AV media notes |last1=Anderson |first1=Bill |title=Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio |type=Liner Notes & Album Information |publisher=MCA |date=January 1975}} The project contained 11 tracks.{{cite web |title=Bill Anderson – Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio (1975, Vinyl) |date=May 1975 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Bill-Anderson-Every-Time-I-Turn-The-Radio-On-Talk-To-Me-Ohio/release/13921041 |publisher=discogs |access-date=April 23, 2020}} Eight of the album's tracks were composed entirely by Anderson. The remaining tracks were written by other songwriters and musical artists. Among these were cover versions of songs first recorded by others. One example of this was "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird", which was first recorded by Marvin Rainwater. Another cover on the album is "Let Me Be the One", which was first recorded by Hank Locklin.

Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio was released in January 1975 on MCA Records. It was issued as a vinyl LP, with six songs on side one and five songs on side two. After spending ten weeks on the chart, the album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in March 1975.{{cite magazine |title=Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bill-anderson/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 23, 2020}} The album produced three singles between 1974 and 1975. The first was "Every Time I Turn the Radio On", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}{{cite magazine |title="Every Time I Turn the Radio On" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bill-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 23, 2020}} The song also peaked at number four on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada.{{cite web |title=Search results for 'Bill Anderson' – Country Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Bill+Anderson&ChartEn=Country+Singles& |website=RPM | date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=April 9, 2020}} The second single was "I Still Feel the Same About You", the flip side to the title track, "Talk to Me Ohio". The single also became a major hit, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard country chart and number 16 on the Canadian country chart.{{cite magazine |title="I Still Feel the Same About You" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bill-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 23, 2020}} The third (and final) single issued was the track, "Country D.J." in May 1975. The single only reached number 36 on the Billboard country chart and number 23 on the Canadian country chart after its release.

All tracks written by Bill Anderson, except where noted.

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| headline = Side one

| title1 = Every Time I Turn the Radio On

| writer1 =

| length1 = 2:11

| title2 = Gonna Find Me a Bluebird

| writer2 = Marvin Rainwater

| length2 = 2:24

| title3 = I Still Feel the Same About You

| writer3 =

| length3 = 2:54

| title4 = Country D.J.

| writer4 =

| length4 = 3:19

| title5 = A Perfect Angel

| writer5 = Ben Peters

| length5 = 2:42

| title6 = Roller Coaster Ride

| writer6 =

| length6 = 2:42

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side two

| title1 = Talk to Me Ohio

| writer1 =

| length1 = 2:54

| title2 = Let Me Be the One

| writer2 = {{hlist|Paul Blevins|Joe Hobson|W.S. Stevenson}}

| length2 = 2:19

| title3 = Concrete

| writer3 =

| length3 = 2:54

| title4 = You Are My Story (You Are My Song)

| writer4 =

| length4 = 2:59

| title5 = The Only Way to Travel

| writer5 =

| length5 = 2:46

}}

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio.

Musical personnel

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• Bill Anderson – lead vocals
• Byron Bach – strings
• Brenton Banks – strings
• George Binkley – strings
• Harold Bradley – guitar
• David Briggs – keyboards
• Martin Chantry – strings
• Roy Christensen – strings
• Ray Edenton – guitar
• Gregg Galbraith – dobro, guitar
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, dobro
• Jimmy Gateley – fiddle
• Carol Gorodetzsky – strings

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• The Holladays – background vocals
• The Jordanaires – background vocals
• Martin Katahn – strings
• Sheldon Kurland – strings
• Billy Linneman – bass
• Bill McElhiney – arrangement
• Bob Moore – bass
• Doug Renaud – drums
• Samuel Terranova – strings
• Gary Vanosdale – strings
• Woody Woodard – keyboards
• Stephanie Woolf – strings

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Technical personnel

• Owen Bradley – record producer

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Category:1975 albums

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