Ava "Arlene" Harden (born March 1, 1945) is an American country music singer. Between 1966 and 1968, she was one-third of The Harden Trio, which comprised her brother, Bobby and sister, Robbie. Arlene recorded for Columbia Records as a solo artist between 1967 and 1973, charting fifteen times on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her most successful release was a cover of Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman", titled "Lovin' Man (Oh Pretty Woman)". She later recorded for Capitol and Elektra as Arleen Harden.
Discography
Albums Title Album details What Can I Say Release date: August 1968 Label: Columbia Records Arlene Harden Sings Roy Orbison Release date: March 1970 Label: Columbia Records I Could Almost Say Goodbye Release date: June 1975 Label: Capitol Records
Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country CAN Country 1967 "You and Only You" — — "Fair Weather Love" 48 — What Can I Say "You're Easy to Love" 49 — 1968 "He's a Good Ole Boy" 32 — What Can I Say "What Can I Say" 41 — 1969 "Too Much of a Man (To Be Tied Down)" 45 — "My Friend" 63 — Arlene Harden Sings Roy Orbison 1970 "Lovin' Man (Oh Pretty Woman)" 13 24 "Crying" 28 — 1971 "True Love Is Greater Than Friendship" 22 — rowspan="7" "Married to a Memory"25— "Congratulations (You Sure Made a Man out of Him)" 49 — "Ruby Gentry's Daughter" 46 — 1972 "A Special Day" 29 — "It Takes a Lot of Tenderness" 45 — 1973 "Would You Walk with Me Jimmy" 21 — 1974 "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" 72 — I Could Almost Say Goodbye 1975 "I Could Almost Say Goodbye" — — "Country Sunday" — — "Roll On, Sweet Mississippi" — — 1976 "Misty Mountain Rain" — — rowspan="4" 1977 "Southern Belle" — — "A Place Where Love Has Been" 100 — 1978 "You're Not Free and I'm Not Easy" 74 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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