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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, also Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (Roy Orbison), Such a Night (Elvis Presley) and Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley)
Engineered by Bill Vandervort, also Lonesome, On’ry and Mean (Waylon Jennings), Good Times (Willie Nelson) and Stop the World (and Let Me Off) (Waylon Jennings)
Part of Pride of America, also Completely Helpless, I Still Can’t Leave Your Memory Alone and Mary Go Round
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
400 other songs on fono were recorded at RCA Victor Studios, by Dolly Parton and Waylon Jennings and others
Bill Vandervort engineered 42 songs on fono
Bill Vandervort’s most frequent co-engineer is Jim Malloy (13 songs together)
Bill Vandervort first appears on fono in 1965, 9 years before this song
Credits
All 6 credits
- Written by
- Red Steagall
- Performed by
- The Jordanaires
- Engineered by
- Bill Vandervort
- Part of
- Pride of America
- Recorded at
- RCA Victor Studios
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Red Steagall
- Performed by
- The Jordanaires
- Engineered by
- Bill Vandervort
- Part of
- Pride of America
- Recorded at
- RCA Victor Studios
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Bill Vandervort
Same writer: Red Steagall
Same label: RCA Victor
Same studio: RCA Victor Studios
Same release: Pride of America
Same engineer: Bill Vandervort
Same label: RCA Victor
Same studio: RCA Victor Studios
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was performed by The Jordanaires
The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was performed by The Jordanaires
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2MusicBrainz The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was written by Red Steagall
The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was written by Red Steagall
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3MusicBrainz The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times is part of the release Pride of America
The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times is part of the release Pride of America
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4MusicBrainz The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was recorded at RCA Victor Studios
The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was recorded at RCA Victor Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times
RCA Victor is the label of the song The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was engineered by Bill Vandervort
The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was engineered by Bill Vandervort
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was released on 1974
The Hard Times Will Be the Best Times was released on 1974
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026