The Fabulous Charlie Rich

The Fabulous Charlie Rich
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedDecember 15, 1967  September 18, 1969
GenreCountry
Length33:19
LabelEpic
ProducerBilly Sherrill
Charlie Rich chronology
A Lonely Weekend
(1969)
The Fabulous Charlie Rich
(1969)
Boss Man
(1970)
Singles from The Fabulous Charlie Rich
  1. "Raggedy Ann"
    Released: July 15, 1968
  2. "Life's Little Ups and Downs"
    Released: June 27, 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideA−
The Rolling Stone Record Guide

The Fabulous Charlie Rich is a 1969 album by country music legend Charlie Rich. In its review, AllMusic praises the album for capturing "the eclectic nature of Rich's music better than the great majority of his albums", but warns "country purists" that producer Billy Sherrill's production may make it less to their tastes. In spite of launching several hit singles, the album was not a widespread commercial success. The album has, however, been critically well received, warmly praised by a number of reviewers including Rolling Stone, who gave the album "five stars", and Robert Christgau who asserted that "I never took Charlie's could-been-Elvis rep very seriously until I heard the passionately confident Jimmy Reed medley that opens side two of this Nashville album".