# Faron Young

Faron Young (25 de febrero de 1932 - 10 de diciembre de 1996) fue un cantante y compositor estadounidense de country entre los primeros años de la década de 1950 hasta mediados de los 80 y uno de sus estrellas más coloridas.
Sus éxitos incluyen "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" o "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" que le marcaron como cantante honky tonk tanto en sonido como en estilo personal, y "Hello Walls" o "It's Four in the Morning" que mostraron su versatilidad como vocalista. Conocido como Hillbilly Heartthrob, y como el Sheriff cantante en sus papeles en películas. Se suicidó en 1996 y es miembro del Country Music Hall of Fame.

## Discografía
### Álbumes

| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
| 1957 | Sweethearts or Strangers | — | Capitol T-778 |
| 1958 | Object of My Affection | — | Capitol T-1004 |
| 1958 | This Is Faron Young | — | Capitol T-1096 |
| 1959 | My Garden of Prayer | — | Capitol T-1185 |
| 1959 | Talk About Hits | — | Capitol T-1245 |
| 1960 | Sings the Best | — | Capitol ST-1450 |
| 1961 | Hello Walls | — | Capitol ST-1528 |
| 1961 | The Young Approach | — | Capitol ST-1634 |
| 1963 | All Time Greatest Hits | — | Capitol DT-2037 |
| 1963 | This Is Faron | — | Mercury SR-60785 |
| 1963 | Aims at the West | 11 | Mercury SR-60840 |
| 1964 | Story Songs for Country Folks | 7 | Mercury SR-60896 |
| 1964 | Country Dance Favorites | 7 | Mercury SR-60931 |
| 1964 | Story Songs of Mountains and Valleys | — | Mercury SR-60931 |
| 1965 | Pen and Paper | — | Mercury SR-61007 |
| 1965 | Greatest Hits | — | Mercury SR-61047 |
| 1966 | Sings the Songs of Jim Reeves | 18 | Mercury SR-61058 |
| 1967 | Unmitigated Gall | 18 | Mercury SR-61110 |
| 1968 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | 24 | Mercury SR-61143 |
| 1968 | Here's Faron Young | 35 | Mercury SR-61174 |
| 1969 | I've Got Precious Memories | 38 | Mercury SR-61212 |
| 1969 | Wine Me Up | 13 | Mercury SR-61241 |
| 1970 | The Best of Faron Young | 45 | Mercury SR-61267 |
| 1970 | Occasional Wife | 31 | Mercury SR-61275 |
| 1971 | Step Aside | 19 | Mercury SR-61337 |
| 1971 | Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye | 23 | Mercury SR-61354 |
| 1972 | Its Four in the Morning | 11 | Mercury SR-61359 |
| 1972 | This Little Girl of Mine | 17 | Mercury SR-61364 |
| 1973 | This Time the Hurtin's on Me | 19 | Mercury SR-61376 |
| 1973 | Just What I Had in Mind | 26 | Mercury SRM1-674 |
| 1974 | Some Kind of a Woman | 25 | Mercury SRM1-698 |
| 1974 | A Man and His Music | 45 | Mercury SRM1-1016 |
| 1976 | I'd Just Be Fool Enough | — | Mercury SRM1-1075 |
| 1977 | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 | 32 | Mercury SRM1-1130 |
| 1978 | That Young Feelin' | — | Mercury SRM1-5005 |
| 1979 | Chapter Two | — | MCA -3092 |
| 1980 | Free and Easy | — | MCA - 3212 |
| 1987 | Funny How Time Slips Away (with Willie Nelson) | — | Columbia FC - 39484 |
| 1987 | Here's to You | — | Step One SOR - 0040 |
| 1987 | Greatest Hits 1-3 | — | Step One SOR - 43/44/45 |
| 1988 | Country Christmas | — | Step One SOP - 0059 |
| 1990 | Memories That Last (with Ray Price) | — | Step One SOP - 0068 |
| 1993 | Live in Branson | — | Laserlight 12137 |

### Sencillos

| Year | Sencillo | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Album |
| Year | Sencillo | US Country | US | CAN Country | Album |
| 1951 | "Hot Rod Shot Gun Boogie No 2" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "You're Just Imagination" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "I Heard the Juke Box Playing" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "Tattle Tale Years" | — | — | — | This Is Faron Young |
| 1952 | "Foolish Pride" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "Saving My Tears for Tomorrow" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1952 | "Goin' Steady" | 2 | — | — | This Is Faron Young |
| 1953 | "I Can't Wait (For the Sun to Go Down)" | 5 | — | — | singles only |
| 1953 | "That's What I'd Do for You" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1953 | "I'm Gonna Tell Santa Claus on You" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1953 | "Just Married" | — | — | — | This Is Faron Young |
| 1954 | "They Made Me Fall in Love with You" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1954 | "Place for Girls Like You" | 8 | — | — | singles only |
| 1954 | "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" | 2 | — | — | This Is Faron Young |
| 1955 | "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" | 1 | — | — | This Is Faron Young |
| 1955 | "God Bless God" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1955 | "Go Back, You Fool" | 11 | — | — | singles only |
| 1955 | "It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)" | 5 | — | — | This Is Faron Young |
| 1956 | "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" | 4 | — | — | This Is Faron Young |
| 1956 | "Sweet Dreams" | 2 | — | — | This Is Faron Young |
| 1956 | "Turn Her Down" | 9 | — | — | singles only |
| 1956 | "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" | 5 | — | — | singles only |
| 1957 | "The Shrine of St. Cecilia" | 15 | 96 | — | singles only |
| 1957 | "Love Has Finally Come My Way" | 12 | — | — | singles only |
| 1957 | "Vacation's Over" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1957 | "Locket" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1958 | "I Can't Dance" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1958 | "Alone with You" | 1 | 51 | — | Sings the Best |
| 1958 | "That's the Way I Feel" | 9 | — | — | singles only |
| 1958 | "Last Night at a Party" | 20 | — | — | singles only |
| 1959 | "That's the Way It's Gotta Be" | 14 | — | — | Sings the Best |
| 1959 | "Country Girl" | 1 | — | — | Sings the Best |
| 1959 | "Riverboat" | 4 | 83 | — | Sings the Best |
| 1960 | "Your Old Used to Be" | 5 | — | — | Sings the Best |
| 1960 | "There's Not Any Like You Left" | 21 | — | — | Hello Walls |
| 1960 | "Forget the Past" | 20 | — | — | Hello Walls |
| 1961 | "Hello Walls" | 1 | 12 | — | Hello Walls |
| 1961 | "Backtrack" | 8 | 89 | — | The Young Approach |
| 1962 | "Three Days" | 7 | — | — | The Young Approach |
| 1962 | "The Comeback" | 4 | — | — | single only |
| 1962 | "Down by the River" | 9 | — | — | All Time Greatest Hits |
| 1963 | "The Yellow Bandana" | 4 | 114 | — | This Is Faron |
| 1963 | "I've Come to Say Goodbye" | 30 | — | — | This Is Faron |
| 1963 | "We've Got Something in Common" | 13 | — | — | This Is Faron |
| 1963 | "You'll Drive Me Back (Into Her Arms Again)" | 10 | — | — | singles only |
| 1964 | "Keeping Up with the Joneses" (with Margie Singleton) | 5 | — | — | singles only |
| 1964 | "Old Courthouse" | 48 | — | — | Story Songs for Country Folks |
| 1964 | "Another Woman's Man - Another Man's Woman" (with Margie Singleton) | 38 | — | — | single only |
| 1964 | "My Friend on the Right" | 11 | — | — | Story Songs of Mountains and Valleys |
| 1965 | "Walk Tall" | 10 | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| 1965 | "Nothing Left to Lose" | 34 | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| 1965 | "My Dreams" | 14 | — | — | Unmitigated Gall |
| 1966 | "You Don't Treat Me Right" | — | — | — | Unmitigated Gall |
| 1966 | "Unmitigated Gall" | 7 | — | — | Unmitigated Gall |
| 1967 | "I Guess I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night" | 48 | — | — | Unmitigated Gall |
| 1967 | "Wonderful World of Women" | 14 | — | — | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 |
| 1968 | "She Went a Little Bit Farther" | 14 | — | 32 | Here's Faron Young |
| 1968 | "I Just Came to Get My Baby" | 8 | — | 1 | Here's Faron Young |
| 1969 | "I've Got Precious Memories" | 25 | — | — | I've Got Precious Memories |
| 1969 | "Wine Me Up" | 2 | — | 3 | Wine Me Up |
| 1969 | "Your Time's Coming" | 4 | — | — | Wine Me Up |
| 1970 | "Occasional Wife" | 6 | — | 15 | Occasional Wife |
| 1970 | "If I Ever Fall in Love (With a Honky Tonk Girl)" | 4 | — | 2 | Occasional Wife |
| 1970 | "Goin' Steady" | 5 | — | 8 | Step Aside |
| 1971 | "Step Aside" | 6 | — | 11 | Step Aside |
| 1971 | "Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye" | 9 | — | 11 | Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye |
| 1971 | "It's Four in the Morning" | 1 | 92 | 1 | It's Four in the Morning |
| 1972 | "This Little Girl of Mine" | 5 | — | 3 | This Little Girl of Mine |
| 1972 | "Woman's Touch" | — | — | — | This Little Girl of Mine |
| 1973 | "She Fights That Lovin' Feeling" | 15 | — | 6 | This Time The Hurtin's on Me |
| 1973 | "Just What I Had in Mind" | 9 | — | 9 | Just What I Had in Mind |
| 1974 | "Some Kind of a Woman" | 8 | — | 6 | Some Kind of a Woman |
| 1974 | "The Wrong in Loving You" | 20 | — | 22 | Some Kind of a Woman |
| 1974 | "Another You" | 23 | — | — | A Man and His Music |
| 1975 | "Here I Am in Dallas" | 16 | — | 49 | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 |
| 1975 | "Feel Again" | 21 | — | 15 | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 |
| 1976 | "I'd Just Be Fool Enough" | 33 | — | — | I'd Just Be Fool Enough |
| 1976 | "(The Worst You Ever Gave Me Was) The Best I Ever Had" | 30 | — | — | The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 |
| 1977 | "Crutches" | 25 | — | — | That Young Feelin' |
| 1978 | "Loving Here and Living There and Lying in Between" | 38 | — | — | That Young Feelin' |
| 1979 | "The Great Chicago Fire" | 67 | — | 30 | Chapter Two |
| 1979 | "That Over Thirty Look" | 69 | — | 68 | Chapter Two |
| 1980 | "(If I'd Only Known) It Was the Last Time" | 56 | — | 74 | Free and Easy |
| 1980 | "Tearjoint" | 72 | — | — | singles only |
| 1981 | "Until the Bitter End" | 88 | — | — | singles only |
| 1981 | "Pull Up a Pillow" | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1988 | "Stop and Take the Time" | 100 | — | — | Here's to You |
| 1988 | "Here's to You" | 87 | — | — | Here's to You |
| 1989 | "It's Four in the Morning" | — | — | — | Greatest Hits 1-3 |
| 1991 | "Just an Ol' Heartache" | — | — | — | single only |
| 1992 | "Memories That Last" (with Ray Price) | — | — | — | Memories That Last |
| 1992 | "Too Big to Fight" (with Ray Price) | — | — | — | Memories That Last |
| 1992 | "Christmas Song" | — | — | — | Country Christmas |

### Caras B

| Year | B-Side | US Country | Original A-Side |
| 1955 | "Forgive Me, Dear" | flip | "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" |
| 1955 | "All Right" | 2 | "Go Back, You Fool" |
| 1955 | "For the Love of a Woman Like You" | flip | "It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)" |
| 1956 | "You're Still Mine" | 3 | "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night" |
| 1956 | "Until I Met You" | flip | "Sweet Dreams" |
| 1956 | "I'll Be Satisfied with Love" | flip | "Turn Her Down" |
| 1957 | "I'm Gonna Loive Some Before I Die" | flip | "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" |
| 1958 | "Every Time I'm Kissing You" | 10 | "Alone with You" |
| 1958 | "I Hate Myself" | 22 | "That's the Way I Feel" |
| 1958 | "A Long Time Ago" | 16 | "Last Night at a Party" |
| 1959 | "I Hear You Talkin'" | 27 | "Country Girl" |
| 1959 | "Face to the Fall" | 10 | "Riverboat" |
| 1960 | "A World So Full of Love" | 28 | "Forget the Past" |
| 1961 | "Congratulations" | 28 | "Hello Walls" |
| 1963 | "Nightmare" | 14 | "I've Come to Say Goodbye" |
| 1964 | "No Thanks, I Just Had One" (with Margie Singleton) | 40 | "Keeping Up with the Joneses" |
| 1964 | "Rhinestones" | 23 | "Old Courthouse" |
| 1979 | "Second Hand Emotion" | 70 | "That Over Thirty Look" |

## Películas en las actúa

* 1956 Hidden Guns
* 1956 Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
* 1957 Raiders of Old California
* 1958 Country Music Holiday
* 1966 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
* 1966 Nashville Rebel
* 1967 What Am I Bid?
* 1967 The Road to Nashville
* 1977 That's Country