The Cold Hard Facts of Life
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| The Cold Hard Facts of Life | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Bob Ferguson | |||
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The Cold Hard Facts of Life is a studio album by country music singer Porter Wagoner. It was released in 1967 by RCA Victor (catalog no. LSP-3797).[1]
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums chart on June 10, 1967, peaked at No. 4, and remained on the chart for a total of 28 weeks. The album included the No. 2 hit, "The Cold Hard Facts of Life".[2]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four stars.[3] Reviewer Dan Cooper called it "good, straight-ahead country" and referred to the cover art as "the hillbilly graphics howler of all time."[3]