Songs in the Key of Life in a series of concert dates in the U.S. and Canada. The start of the tour coincided with the 38th anniversary of the release of "Songs in the Key of Life". Highly anticipated, the album surpassed all commercial expectations. It debuted at number 1 on the "Billboard" Pop Albums Chart on October 8, 1976, becoming only the third album in history to achieve that feat and the first by an American artist (after British singer/composer Elton John's albums "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "Rock of the Westies", both in 1975). In Canada, the album achieved the same
The Ballymena Cowboy Man. Emerald Music re-released the album in 2001. The album was made available separately or in a boxset with The Very Best of James Young. The re-release features the same tracks as the original release but in a different order. The re-release features tracks in the following order: The Ballymena Cowboy The Ballymena Cowboy is the seventh comedy album released by Northern Irish comedian and actor James Young. The album cover features a picture taken by Stanley Matchett. The cover features a photograph of Young holding a lasso and dressed as a cowboy. Beside him a woman is dressed as