The Happiness of Having You is the twenty-first studio album by American
country music artist
Charley Pride. It was released in November 1975 via
RCA Victor Records and was produced by
Jerry Bradley. It was Pride's twenty first studio recording released in his music career and contained ten tracks. The album included two singles which became major hits on the country charts: "
My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" and the
title track.
The Happiness of Having You was released in November 1975 via RCA Victor Records. The project marked Pride's twenty first studio album. It was also Pride's second studio album released in 1975.[3] The project was originally distributed as a
vinyl LP, containing five songs on both sides of the record.[4] It was also simultaneously issued as a
cassette with a nearly identical track listing.[5] In later years it would issued digitally for music downloads and for streaming purposes, including
Apple Music.[6]The Happiness of Having You spent a total of 22 weeks on the BillboardTop Country Albums chart. In February 1976, it peaked at number two on the chart.[7] The album's title track was released as the lead single in November 1975.[8] It became a major country hit after peaking at number three on the BillboardHot Country Songs chart in January 1976.[9] "My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You" was spawned as the album's second single in February 1976.[8] Spending 14 weeks on the same chart, it peaked at number one in May 1976.[10] Both singles would also reach number one on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada.[11]
