It is telling that Somebody Like Me, one of the blandest middle-of-the-road pop records Eddy Arnold made in the '60s, was also one of his most commercially successful.
Its strong sales performance explains why the so-called Tennessee Plowboy came to make such an abundance of easy listening records: a lot of people were buying them.
There are several good songs, but the sweet, languid arrangements lack the moodiness and atmospherics of his best easy listening records.
The limp interpretation of Bill Anderson's "The Tips of My Fingers" was a number three hit, and "Somebody Like Me" spent a month at number one.
The appearance of "Lay Some Happiness on Me" a year before either Dean Martin or Bobby Wright had a hit with it is notable, but chart status notwithstanding, Somebody Like Me is not one of Arnold's strongest albums.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somebody Like MeWayne Carson | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Lay Some Happiness on MeJean Chapel, Bob Jennings | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | There's Always MeDon Robertson | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Come by Me Nice and Slow | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | At SunsetRay Griff | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Love on My MindCindy Walker | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | I Love You DropsBill Anderson | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Don't Laugh at My Love | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | It's Only LoveHank Cochran | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | You Made up for Everything | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | The Tip of My Fingers | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Ev'ry Step of the Way | Eddy Arnold | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 mins | 66 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Allen | Composer |
| 2 | Bill Anderson | Composer |
| 3 | Eddy Arnold | Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Wayne Carson | Composer |
| 5 | Jean Chapel | Composer |
| 6 | Hank Cochran | Composer |
| 7 | Ray Griff | Composer |
| 8 | Bob Jennings | Composer |
| 9 | Don Robertson | Composer |
| 10 | Al Stillman | Composer |
| 11 | Cindy Walker | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |