I Love You Drops

I Love You Drops was recorded in May 1966 at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee and produced by the studio's owner, Owen Bradley. Anderson had recorded all of his albums up to this point with Bradley. The album consisted of 12 tracks altogether. Among the album's tracks were cover versions of songs originally recorded by other artists in country music. The third track, "Talkin' to the Wall", was originally released as a single by Warner Mack. The second track on side two, "In the Summertime", was written and recorded by Roger Miller. The fourth track on side two was a cover of Hank Williams's "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". Seven of the songs were composed by Anderson. Among these songs was the record's title track and the track "Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep". ==Release and reception==

I Love You Drops was released in August 1966 on Decca Records. It was his fifth studio album release since joining Decca's roster in 1958. It became Anderson's highest-charting album and his only one to reach the top position on Billboard. Three singles released between 1965 and 1966 were included on the album. The song, "Certain", appeared on side two of the record and was issued as a single in February 1965. The title track was released in December 1965 as a single to radio. In August 1966, the track "I Get the Fever" was issued as the third and final single. Anderson's third number one hit single as a recording artist. The album received two out of five stars from Allmusic in years following its initial release. ==Track listing==

All tracks written by Bill Anderson, except where noted. ==Personnel==

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Love You Drops. Musical personnel • Bill Anderson – lead vocals • Harold Bradley – guitar • Floyd Cramer – piano • Ray Edenton – guitar • Roy Huskey – bass • The Jordanaires – background vocals • The Anita Kerr Singers – background vocals • Grady Martin – guitar • Len Miller – drums • Weldon Myrick – steel guitar • Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano • Jerry Shook – guitar • Joe Zinkan – bass Technical personnel • Owen Bradley – record producer • Hal Buksbaum – photography ==Chart performance==