Live is a live album by the American country music singer Barbara Mandrell, released in August 1981.
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Released | August 7, 1981 | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Producer | Tom Collins | |||
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Singles from Live | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
This album spawned two hit singles, "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" and "Wish You Were Here". "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" became Mandrell's signature song, and a return to her roots, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1981. The song features an uncredited appearance by George Jones. "Wish You Were Here" peaked at #2 on the Billboard country charts, and also appeared on the (Billboard) Adult Contemporary charts, reaching #40. The album includes cover versions of popular songs, including "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the Hank Williams' hit "Hey Good Lookin'", and closes with a full-length vocal version of "Country Girl", the theme song to Mandrell's 1980-82 television show, Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters.
This album was one of Mandrell's biggest-selling albums in the United States, receiving a "Gold" certification by the RIAA, after the album moved 500,000 copies. It is only one of two albums by Mandrell that received a certification by the RIAA in the United States. The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart (her highest peak position on that chart), as well as #86 on the Billboard 200.
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Year-end charts edit
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country | US AC | CAN Country | ||
1981 | "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" | 1 | — | 14 |
"Wish You Were Here" | 2 | 40 | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |