Every now and again I dig some 'country-tinged' tunes, and a fine example of this is 'A Child's Claim To Fame' written by Richie Furay for The Buffalo Springfield, a track I absolutely love. You'll never catch me listening to full blown country records, but throw in a little lap steel, or in this case dobro guitar once in a while and I'll be a happy camper.
This 45 was released in September 1967, a time when many happening bands started exploring country sounds. The Buffalo Springfield pulled off this sound quite naturally and tunes like this fit nicely next to their more rocking numbers like the top side 'Rock n Roll Woman'. This record failed to chart for the group, but both tracks would appear on the Buffalo Springfield Again album released the following month.
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