Faron Young
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Faron Young was an American
country music
singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
" marked him as a honky tonk
singer in sound and personal style; and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls
" and "It's Four in the Morning
" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a movie
role, the Young Sheriff, Young's singles reliably charted for more than 30 years. He committed suicide
in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
, on February 25, 1932, Faron Young was the youngest of six children. He grew up on a dairy farm his family operated outside the city and began singing at an early age. He performed at the local Optimist Club and was discovered by Webb Pierce
, who brought him to star on Louisiana Hayride
on KWKH-AM
in 1951. He graduated from Fair Park High School that year and attended Centenary College of Louisiana
.
. By February 1952, he was signed to Capitol Records
, where he recorded for the next ten years. His first Capitol single appeared that spring.
Young moved to Nashville, Tennessee
, and recorded his first chart hit, "Goin’ Steady", in October 1952, but his career was sidetracked when he was drafted into the US Army the following month. The song hit the Billboard
country charts while Young was in basic training. It peaked at No. 2, and the US Army Band
took the young singer to replace Eddie Fisher
on tours—its first country music singer—just as "If You Ain’t Lovin’" was hitting the charts. He was discharged in November 1954.
From 1954 to 1962, Young recorded many honky tonk classics for Capitol, including the first hit version of Don Gibson
’s "Sweet Dreams". Most famous was "Hello Walls," a 1961 crossover hit for Young written by Willie Nelson
. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc
.
During the mid-1950s, Young starred in four low-budget movies: Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
, Raiders of Old California
and Country Music Holiday. He appeared as himself in cameo roles and performances in later country music movies and was a frequent guest on television shows throughout his career, including ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee
. His band, the Country Deputies, was one of country music's top bands and they toured for many years. He invested in real estate along Nashville's Music Row
in the 1960s and, in 1963, co-founded, with Preston Temple, the trade magazine
, Music City News.
The same year, Young switched to Mercury Records
and drifted musically, but by the end of the decade he had recaptured much of his fire with hits including "Wine Me Up". Released in 1971, waltz-time ballad "It's Four In The Morning" written by Jerry Chesnut
was one of Young’s finest records and his last number one hit, also becoming his only major success in the United Kingdom
, where it peaked at No. 3 on the pop charts. By the mid-1970s his records were becoming overshadowed by his behavior, making headlines in 1972 when he was charged with assault for spanking a girl in the audience at a concert in Clarksburg, West Virginia
, who he claimed spat on him, and for other later incidents. In the mid-70s, Young was the spokesman for BC Powder
.
in 1979 but the association lasted only two years. Nashville independent label Step One signed him in 1988 where he recorded into the early 1990s (including a duet album with Ray Price
), then withdrew from public view. Though young country acts like BR549 were putting his music before new audiences in the mid-1990s, Young apparently felt the industry had turned its back on him. That, and despondency over his deteriorating health, were cited as possible reasons why Young shot himself with a 38-caliber pistol on December 9, 1996. He died in Nashville the following day and was cremated. His ashes were spread by his family into Old Hickory Lake
outside Nashville, with Johnny and June Carter Cash in attendance.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
"If You Ain't Lovin' " the title of a song written by Tommy Collins and originally recorded by country music artist Faron Young...
" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young was Faron Young's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit. It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955. "This was a tune I detested," Faron said. "Ken Nelson made me record this song. I put it out and it was a...
" marked him as a honky tonk
Honky tonk
A honky-tonk is a type of bar that provides musical entertainment to its patrons...
singer in sound and personal style; and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls
Hello Walls
"Hello Walls" is an American country music song recorded by Faron Young. It became a massive hit in 1961, reaching #1 country and #12 pop, and introduced its songwriter – Willie Nelson – to a national audience....
" and "It's Four in the Morning
It's Four in the Morning
"It's Four in the Morning" is a song made famous by the country music singer, Faron Young. Originally released in 1971, the song became his first No...
" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a movie
Singing cowboy
A singing cowboy was a subtype of the archetypal cowboy hero of early Western films, popularized by many of the B-movies of the 1930s and 1940s...
role, the Young Sheriff, Young's singles reliably charted for more than 30 years. He committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Biography
Born in Shreveport, LouisianaShreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
, on February 25, 1932, Faron Young was the youngest of six children. He grew up on a dairy farm his family operated outside the city and began singing at an early age. He performed at the local Optimist Club and was discovered by Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce
Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
, who brought him to star on Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride was a radio and later television country music show broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped to launch the careers of some of the greatest names in American music...
on KWKH-AM
KWKH
KWKH is a classic country music radio station serving Shreveport, Louisiana. The 50-kilowatt station broadcasts at 1130 kHz. Formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications and Gap Central Broadcasting, it is now owned by Townsquare Media....
in 1951. He graduated from Fair Park High School that year and attended Centenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana is a primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is one of the founding members of the Associated Colleges of the South, a pedagogical organization consisting of sixteen Southern liberal arts colleges...
.
Recording career
Young recorded in Shreveport, but his first releases were on Philadelphia’s Gotham RecordsGotham Records
Gotham Records was an American record label formed by Sam Goode and Irvin Ballen in New York City in 1946. In January 1948 Ballen acquired the interest of Goode and became the sole owner. He then moved the company to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the label was based for the rest of its...
. By February 1952, he was signed to Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, where he recorded for the next ten years. His first Capitol single appeared that spring.
Young moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, and recorded his first chart hit, "Goin’ Steady", in October 1952, but his career was sidetracked when he was drafted into the US Army the following month. The song hit the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts while Young was in basic training. It peaked at No. 2, and the US Army Band
United States Army Band
Founded in 1922, the United States Army Band – known as "Pershing's Own" – is the premier musical organization of the United States Army. Before 2002, the United States Army Band was the only Washington-based military band to have participated in a theater of foreign combat operations...
took the young singer to replace Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher (singer)
Edwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher , was an American entertainer. He was one of the world's most famous and successful singers in the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show. His divorce from his first wife, Debbie Reynolds, to marry his best friend's widow, Elizabeth Taylor, garnered...
on tours—its first country music singer—just as "If You Ain’t Lovin’" was hitting the charts. He was discharged in November 1954.
From 1954 to 1962, Young recorded many honky tonk classics for Capitol, including the first hit version of Don Gibson
Don Gibson
Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...
’s "Sweet Dreams". Most famous was "Hello Walls," a 1961 crossover hit for Young written by Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
.
During the mid-1950s, Young starred in four low-budget movies: Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer is a 1956 American film directed by Albert C. Gannaway and Ismael Rodríguez.-Cast:*Bruce Bennett as Daniel Boone*Lon Chaney Jr...
, Raiders of Old California
Raiders of Old California
- Cast :*Jim Davis*Arleen Whelan*Faron Young*Marty Robbins*Lee Van Cleef*Louis Jean Heydt*Harry Lauter*Douglas Fowley*Lawrence Dobkin*Bill Coontz*Don Diamond*Rick Vallin*Tom Hubbard*Edward Colmans...
and Country Music Holiday. He appeared as himself in cameo roles and performances in later country music movies and was a frequent guest on television shows throughout his career, including ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee
Ozark Jubilee
Ozark Jubilee is the first U.S. network television program to feature country music's top stars, and was the centerpiece of a strategy for Springfield, Missouri to challenge Nashville, Tennessee as America's country music capital...
. His band, the Country Deputies, was one of country music's top bands and they toured for many years. He invested in real estate along Nashville's Music Row
Music Row
Music Row is an area just to the southwest of Downtown Nashville, Tennessee that is home to hundreds of businesses related to the country music, gospel music, and Contemporary Christian music industries...
in the 1960s and, in 1963, co-founded, with Preston Temple, the trade magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
, Music City News.
The same year, Young switched to Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
and drifted musically, but by the end of the decade he had recaptured much of his fire with hits including "Wine Me Up". Released in 1971, waltz-time ballad "It's Four In The Morning" written by Jerry Chesnut
Jerry Chesnut
Jerry Donald Chesnut is an American country music songwriter. His hits include "A Good Year for the Roses" and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" ....
was one of Young’s finest records and his last number one hit, also becoming his only major success in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where it peaked at No. 3 on the pop charts. By the mid-1970s his records were becoming overshadowed by his behavior, making headlines in 1972 when he was charged with assault for spanking a girl in the audience at a concert in Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, who he claimed spat on him, and for other later incidents. In the mid-70s, Young was the spokesman for BC Powder
BC Powder
BC Powder is an over-the-counter analgesic pain reliever owned by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals and manufactured in Memphis, TN. It was conceived at the Five Points Drug Company in Durham, NC, in 1906, by Germain Bernard and C.T. Council, who took the initials of their last names to create the...
.
Later years
Young signed with MCA RecordsMCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
in 1979 but the association lasted only two years. Nashville independent label Step One signed him in 1988 where he recorded into the early 1990s (including a duet album with Ray Price
Ray Price (musician)
Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
), then withdrew from public view. Though young country acts like BR549 were putting his music before new audiences in the mid-1990s, Young apparently felt the industry had turned its back on him. That, and despondency over his deteriorating health, were cited as possible reasons why Young shot himself with a 38-caliber pistol on December 9, 1996. He died in Nashville the following day and was cremated. His ashes were spread by his family into Old Hickory Lake
Old Hickory Lake
Old Hickory Lake is a reservoir in north central Tennessee. It is formed by the Old Hickory Lock and Dam , located on the Cumberland River at mile 216.2 in Sumner and Davidson Counties, approximately upstream from Nashville...
outside Nashville, with Johnny and June Carter Cash in attendance.
Legacy and influence
- A live performance video clip of Young's "It's Four in The Morning" was the first music video to air on CMTCMT- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...
when it was launched on March 6, 1983. - In 1985, BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rock group Prefab SproutPrefab SproutPrefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK...
's album, Steve McQueenSteve McQueen (album)Steve McQueen is the second album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in June 1985. It was released in the United States as Two Wheels Good due to a legal conflict with the estate of American actor Steve McQueen...
, included the song "Faron Young" with the refrain, "You give me Faron Young four in the morning/Forgive me Faron Young four in the morning..." - A Country Music Song written by Tex Garrison mentions Faron Young in his opening lyrics and contains the lines "Got a stack of records when I was one, listened to Hank Williams and Faron Young.
- In 2000, Young was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
- The cat owned by PeanutsPeanutsPeanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
comic strip character Frieda was named Faron after Young, whom Charles Schulz "admired very much", but made few appearances in the strip. - Unknown HinsonUnknown HinsonStuart Daniel Baker, better known by his stage name, Unknown Hinson, is a comedic country musician, songwriter, and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as the voice of Early Cuyler on the Adult Swim cartoon series Squidbillies....
Declared 9/2/11 on his social networking page "Faron Young is the ONLY Country/Western Singer/Songwriter/Musician/Performer that Unknown HinsonUnknown HinsonStuart Daniel Baker, better known by his stage name, Unknown Hinson, is a comedic country musician, songwriter, and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as the voice of Early Cuyler on the Adult Swim cartoon series Squidbillies....
EVER recognizes as an influence on his music", "He was the best".
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sweethearts or Strangers | — | Capitol T-778 |
| 1958 | Object of My Affection | — | Capitol T-1004 |
| This Is Faron Young | — | Capitol T-1096 | |
| 1959 | My Garden of Prayer | — | Capitol T-1185 |
| Talk About Hits | — | Capitol T-1245 | |
| 1960 | Sings the Best | — | Capitol ST-1450 |
| 1961 | Hello Walls | — | Capitol ST-1528 |
| The Young Approach | — | Capitol ST-1634 | |
| 1963 | All Time Greatest Hits | — | Capitol DT-2037 |
| This Is Faron | — | Mercury SR-60785 | |
| Aims at the West | 11 | Mercury SR-60840 | |
| 1964 | Story Songs for Country Folks | 7 | Mercury SR-60896 |
| Country Dance Favorites | 7 | Mercury SR-60931 | |
| Story Songs of Mountains and Valleys | — | Mercury SR-60931 | |
| 1965 | Pen and Paper | — | Mercury SR-61007 |
| Greatest Hits | — | Mercury SR-61047 | |
| 1966 | Sings the Songs of Jim Reeves | 18 | Mercury SR-61058 |
| 1967 | Unmitigated Gall | 18 | Mercury SR-61110 |
| 1968 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | 24 | Mercury SR-61143 |
| Here's Faron Young | 35 | Mercury SR-61174 | |
| 1969 | I've Got Precious Memories | 38 | Mercury SR-61212 |
| Wine Me Up | 13 | Mercury SR-61241 | |
| 1970 | The Best of Faron Young | 45 | Mercury SR-61267 |
| Occasional Wife | 31 | Mercury SR-61275 | |
| 1971 | Step Aside | 19 | Mercury SR-61337 |
| Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye | 23 | Mercury SR-61354 | |
| 1972 | Its Four in the Morning | 11 | Mercury SR-61359 |
| This Little Girl of Mine | 17 | Mercury SR-61364 | |
| 1973 | This Time the Hurtin's on Me | 19 | Mercury SR-61376 |
| Just What I Had in Mind | 26 | Mercury SRM1-674 | |
| 1974 | Some Kind of a Woman | 25 | Mercury SRM1-698 |
| A Man and His Music | 45 | Mercury SRM1-1016 | |
| 1976 | I'd Just Be Fool Enough | — | Mercury SRM1-1075 |
| 1977 | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 | 32 | Mercury SRM1-1130 |
| 1978 | That Young Feelin | — | Mercury SRM1-5005 |
| 1979 | Chapter Two | — | MCA -3092 |
| 1980 | Free and Easy | — | MCA - 3212 |
| 1987 | Funny How Time Slips Away (with Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... ) |
— | Columbia FC - 39484 |
| Here's to You | — | Step One SOR - 0040 | |
| Greatest Hits 1-3 | — | Step One SOR - 43/44/45 | |
| 1988 | Country Christmas | — | Step One SOP - 0059 |
| 1990 | Memories That Last (with Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music... ) |
— | Step One SOP - 0068 |
| 1993 | Live in Branson | — | Laserlight 12137 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1951 | "Hot Rod Shot Gun Boogie No 2" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "You're Just Imagination" | — | — | — | |
| "I Heard the Juke Box Playing" | — | — | — | ||
| "Tattle Tale Years" | — | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| "Foolish Pride" | — | — | — | singles only | |
| "Saving My Tears for Tomorrow" | — | — | — | ||
| "Goin' Steady" | 2 | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| 1953 | "I Can't Wait (For the Sun to Go Down)" | 5 | — | — | singles only |
| "That's What I'd Do for You" | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Gonna Tell Santa Claus on You" | — | — | — | ||
| "Just Married" | — | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| 1954 | "They Made Me Fall in Love with You" | — | — | — | singles only |
| "Place for Girls Like You" | 8 | — | — | ||
| "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') "If You Ain't Lovin' " the title of a song written by Tommy Collins and originally recorded by country music artist Faron Young... " |
2 | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| 1955 | "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young was Faron Young's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit. It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955. "This was a tune I detested," Faron said. "Ken Nelson made me record this song. I put it out and it was a... " |
1 | — | — | |
| "God Bless God" | — | — | — | singles only | |
| "Go Back, You Fool" | 11 | — | — | ||
| "It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)" | 5 | — | — | This Is Faron Young | |
| 1956 | "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" | 4 | — | — | |
| "Sweet Dreams" | 2 | — | — | ||
| "Turn Her Down" | 9 | — | — | singles only | |
| "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" | 5 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | "The Shrine of St. Cecilia Min soldat "Min soldat" is a Swedish song written by Nils Perne . It was recorded by Ulla Billquist in 1940 and became one of the most popular Swedish songs during World War II.... " |
15 | 96 | — | |
| "Love Has Finally Come My Way" | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Vacation's Over" | — | — | — | ||
| "Locket" | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "I Can't Dance" | — | — | — | |
| "Alone with You" | 1 | 51 | — | Sings the Best | |
| "That's the Way I Feel" | 9 | — | — | singles only | |
| "Last Night at a Party" | 20 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "That's the Way It's Gotta Be" | 14 | — | — | Sings the Best |
| "Country Girl Country Girl (Faron Young song) "Country Girl" is a 1959 single by Faron Young, written by Roy Drusky. The single was Young's fourth number one on the country chart. "Country Girl" stayed on the charts for thirty-two weeks. The B-side, "I Hear You Talkin'", would peak at number twenty-seven on the country chart..... " |
1 | — | — | ||
| "Riverboat" | 4 | 83 | — | ||
| 1960 | "Your Old Used to Be" | 5 | — | — | |
| "There's Not Any Like You Left" | 21 | — | — | Hello Walls | |
| "Forget the Past" | 20 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | "Hello Walls Hello Walls "Hello Walls" is an American country music song recorded by Faron Young. It became a massive hit in 1961, reaching #1 country and #12 pop, and introduced its songwriter – Willie Nelson – to a national audience.... " |
1 | 12 | — | |
| "Backtrack" | 8 | 89 | — | The Young Approach | |
| 1962 | "Three Days" | 7 | — | — | |
| "The Comeback" | 4 | — | — | single only | |
| "Down by the River" | 9 | — | — | All Time Greatest Hits | |
| 1963 | "The Yellow Bandana" | 4 | 114 | — | This Is Faron |
| "I've Come to Say Goodbye" | 30 | — | — | ||
| "We've Got Something in Common" | 13 | — | — | ||
| "You'll Drive Me Back (Into Her Arms Again)" | 10 | — | — | singles only | |
| 1964 | "Keeping Up with the Joneses" (with Margie Singleton Margie Singleton Margaret Louis Ebey , known professionally as Margie Singleton, is an American country music singer and songwriter. In the 1960s, she was a popular duet and solo recording artist, working with country stars George Jones and Faron Young. Singleton had her biggest hit with Young called "Keeping Up... ) |
5 | — | — | |
| "Old Courthouse" | 48 | — | — | Story Songs for Country Folks | |
| "Another Woman's Man - Another Man's Woman" (with Margie Singleton) |
38 | — | — | single only | |
| "My Friend on the Right" | 11 | — | — | Story Songs of Mountains and Valleys | |
| 1965 | "Walk Tall" | 10 | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| "Nothing Left to Lose" | 34 | — | — | ||
| "My Dreams" | 14 | — | — | Unmitigated Gall | |
| 1966 | "You Don't Treat Me Right" | — | — | — | |
| "Unmitigated Gall" | 7 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "I Guess I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night" | 48 | — | — | |
| "Wonderful World of Women" | 14 | — | — | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | |
| 1968 | "She Went a Little Bit Farther" | 14 | — | 32 | Here's Faron Young |
| "I Just Came to Get My Baby I Just Came to Get My Baby "I Just Came to Get My Baby" is a single by American country music artist Faron Young. Released in July 1968, it was the second single from his album Here's Faron Young. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart... " |
8 | — | 1 | ||
| 1969 | "I've Got Precious Memories" | 25 | — | — | I've Got Precious Memories |
| "Wine Me Up" | 2 | — | 3 | Wine Me Up | |
| "Your Time's Coming" | 4 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "Occasional Wife" | 6 | — | 15 | Occasional Wife |
| "If I Ever Fall in Love (With a Honky Tonk Girl)" | 4 | — | 2 | ||
| "Goin' Steady" | 5 | — | 8 | Step Aside | |
| 1971 | "Step Aside" | 6 | — | 11 | |
| "Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye" | 9 | — | 11 | Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye | |
| "It's Four in the Morning It's Four in the Morning "It's Four in the Morning" is a song made famous by the country music singer, Faron Young. Originally released in 1971, the song became his first No... " |
1 | 92 | 1 | It's Four in the Morning | |
| 1972 | "This Little Girl of Mine" | 5 | — | 3 | This Little Girl of Mine |
| "Woman's Touch" | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "She Fights That Lovin' Feeling" | 15 | — | 6 | This Time The Hurtin's on Me |
| "Just What I Had in Mind" | 9 | — | 9 | Just What I Had in Mind | |
| 1974 | "Some Kind of a Woman" | 8 | — | 6 | Some Kind of a Woman |
| "The Wrong in Loving You" | 20 | — | 22 | ||
| "Another You" | 23 | — | — | A Man and His Music | |
| 1975 | "Here I Am in Dallas" | 16 | — | 49 | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 |
| "Feel Again" | 21 | — | 15 | ||
| 1976 | "I'd Just Be Fool Enough" | 33 | — | — | I'd Just Be Fool Enough |
| "(The Worst You Ever Gave Me Was) The Best I Ever Had" | 30 | — | — | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 | |
| 1977 | "Crutches" | 25 | — | — | That Young Feelin |
| 1978 | "Loving Here and Living There and Lying in Between" | 38 | — | — | |
| 1979 | "The Great Chicago Fire" | 67 | — | 30 | Chapter Two |
| "That Over Thirty Look" | 69 | — | 68 | ||
| 1980 | "(If I'd Only Known) It Was the Last Time" | 56 | — | 74 | Free and Easy |
| "Tearjoint" | 72 | — | — | singles only | |
| 1981 | "Until the Bitter End" | 88 | — | — | |
| "Pull Up a Pillow" | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Stop and Take the Time" | 100 | — | — | Here's to You |
| "Here's to You" | 87 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "It's Four in the Morning" | — | — | — | Greatest Hits 1-3 |
| 1991 | "Just an Ol' Heartache" | — | — | — | single only |
| 1992 | "Memories That Last" (with Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music... ) |
— | — | — | Memories That Last |
| "Too Big to Fight" (with Ray Price) | — | — | — | ||
| "Christmas Song" | — | — | — | Country Christmas |
B-sides
| Year | B-Side | US Country | Original A-Side |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | "Forgive Me, Dear" | flip | "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" |
| "All Right" | 2 | "Go Back, You Fool" | |
| "For the Love of a Woman Like You" | flip | "It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)" | |
| 1956 | "You're Still Mine" | 3 | "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" |
| "Until I Met You" | flip | "Sweet Dreams" | |
| "I'll Be Satisfied with Love" | flip | "Turn Her Down" | |
| 1957 | "I'm Gonna Loive Some Before I Die" | flip | "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" |
| 1958 | "Every Time I'm Kissing You" | 10 | "Alone with You" |
| "I Hate Myself" | 22 | "That's the Way I Feel" | |
| "A Long Time Ago" | 16 | "Last Night at a Party" | |
| 1959 | "I Hear You Talkin'" | 27 | "Country Girl" |
| "Face to the Fall" | 10 | "Riverboat" | |
| 1960 | "A World So Full of Love" | 28 | "Forget the Past" |
| 1961 | "Congratulations" | 28 | "Hello Walls" |
| 1963 | "Nightmare" | 14 | "I've Come to Say Goodbye" |
| 1964 | "No Thanks, I Just Had One" (with Margie Singleton) | 40 | "Keeping Up with the Joneses" |
| "Rhinestones" | 23 | "Old Courthouse" | |
| 1979 | "Second Hand Emotion" | 70 | "That Over Thirty Look" |
Movie roles
- 1956 Hidden Guns
- 1956 Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
- 1957 Raiders of Old California
- 1958 Country Music Holiday
- 1966 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
- 1966 Nashville Rebel
- 1967 What Am I Bid?
- 1967 The Road to Nashville
- 1977 That's Country