Honey in the Horn (album)

Honey in the Horn
Studio album by
Al Hirt
Released1963
StudioRCA Studio B, Nashville
GenreJazz[1]
Length29:04
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet Atkins, Steve Sholes
Al Hirt chronology
Trumpet and Strings
(1962) 		Honey in the Horn
(1963) 		Our Man in New Orleans
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
Record Mirror[4]

Honey in the Horn is an album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Chet Atkins and Steve Sholes. The Anita Kerr Singers provided the vocals for the album. The backing band on the album consisted of saxophonist Boots Randolph, bassist Bob Moore, guitarists Ray Edenton and Grady Martin, and pianist Floyd Cramer.[5]

The single "Java" hit No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. The album landed on the Billboard Top LPs chart, reaching No. 3.[6]

  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (February 10, 2024). "The Hello Gorgeous Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Honey in the Horn at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 708. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Al Hirt: Honey In The Horn" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 187. 10 October 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ Al Hirt, Honey in the Horn Retrieved April 9, 2013
  6. ^ Al Hirt, Honey on the Horn Chart Position Retrieved April 9, 2013