A Hatchet, A Hammer, A Bucket of Nails

A Hatchet, A Hammer,
A Bucket of Nails

Words and Music by Sarah Graham, Richard Ahlert and Eddie Snyder

Roncom Music Company

Perry Como with The Anita Kerr Quartet

Arranged by Anita Kerr

Produced by Chet Atkins

Recorded in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville, Tennessee

Recording Engineers: Chuck Seitz and William Vandevort

Recording Time 1:58

Recorded February 10, 1965 ~ Matrix No. SPA4-1136 ( NOT FOR USE )

Remake February 11, 1965 ~ Matrix No. SPA4-1136

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "The Scene Changes" LSP-3396 STEREO 1965

Album issue: RCA-STARCALL "Como In Nashville" HY-1009 STEREO 1975

The Scene Changes ~ Perry Goes to Nashville 1965

Como in Nashville ~ Starcall Series 1975

In this song, Perry sings of what many young people are doing: living close to the earth, making their own homes, and earning their own way far from the madness of urban life. It's a contemporary concept, this yearning to be free and self-sufficient and at peace with the earth, and songwriters Sara Graham, Eddie Snyder, and Richard Ahlert have captured the feeling perfectly. Snyder, a pianist, wrote such pop hits as 'Talk to Me' and 'One More Mountain ( One More River )'. Richard Ahlert might have inherited his father's songwriting talent. He's the son of Fred E. Ahlert, composer of scores of hits, including 'Mean to Me', 'I'll Get By', and 'I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.'

( notes from "The Incomparable Como" Readers Digest UK compilation 1975 )