Jim Nabors- Help Me Make It Through the Night

DSCN0042This was only a quarter.  It had a great collection of country tunes.jim-nabors-c

If you are unfamiliar with Jim Nabors singing voice, you may be pleasantly surprised.  Unlike his Gomer Pyle persona, Nabors sings with a rich baritone.  You would know this if you watched the Muppets or Me, Myself, and Irene.  In all, Nabors recorded around 28 records with four of them going gold. Born in Alabama in 1930, as of this date, Nabors was discovered by Andy Griffith in a night club.  From this, he would play the iconic Pyle on Griffith’s show as well as Nabor’s own spin-off.  Despite being typecasted, Nabors would continue to work here and there after the show, including three movies with Burt Reynolds. As of this date, Nabors is still alive.

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Jim_Nabors_Frank_Sutton_Gomer_Pyle_1968This album is not one of the Gold Records, but it is still quite good.  It is Nabor’s country album, released in 1971.  It contains a good number of country hits. My favorites include “My Elusive Dreams”, “Help Me Make it Through the Night”,”Make the World Go Away”, and “My Woman, My Woman, My Wife”.  Nabor’s rich, baritone voice has a no-nonsense quality.  In turn, he makes these songs his own.DSCN0043There are many good songs on this album.  When I first saw it, I had the title track in mind for a sample.  However, after listening for awhile. I decided to go with “Rose Garden”, made famous by Lynn Anderson.  Nabors’ version kind of stole the show for me so here it is.download

Satisfactory record and to think, only 25 cents.