Summary
Love's Ups and Downs is the seventh solo studio album by the American country music singer Barbara Mandrell, released in 1977. It was produced by Tom Collins.[1]
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios, Nashville; Woodland Studios, East Nashville | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | ABC/Dot Records | |||
| Producer | Tom Collins | |||
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Love's Ups and Downs was Mandrell's second album released in 1977. The previous album released two singles, one of which was a top 5 hit. This album also released two singles. Both became top 10 hits on the Billboard Country charts, the first time Mandrell had had two solo top 10 hits in a row. The first single, "Woman to Woman" peaked in the top 5 and was a major hit that year. It was the first time that one of Mandrell's singles peaked inside the Billboard Hot 100, only peaking at #92. It also was the first time one of her songs reached the Adult Contemporary charts but, again, it was not a major hit, only reaching the top 50. The second single, "Tonight" was another top 5 hit, but did not chart on the Hot 100 or Adult Contemporary charts. The album as a whole was not a major success, only peaking at #29 on the Top Country Albums chart.
The album included a remake of Jackie Wilson's, "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher", which had been a pop hit for Rita Coolidge, and "How Long", originally recorded by Ace.[2] "Woman to Woman" was a cover version of Shirley Brown's #1 R&B hit from 1974. The album has ten tracks, some of which were new songs.
Track listing edit
- "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" (Gary Jackson, Carl Smith)
- "Don't Hand Me No Hand-Me-Down Love" (Charles Silver, Rory Bourke)
- "If I Were a River" (Marty Yonts)
- "The Magician" (Kent Robbins)
- "Woman to Woman" (Homer Banks, Eddie Marion, Henderson Thigpen)
- "Tonight" (Rafe Van Hoy, Don Cook)
- "Let the Rain Out" (Geoffrey Morgan)
- "A Fancy Place to Cry" (John Schweers)
- "Walking Home in the Rain" (Paul Craft)
- "How Long" (Paul Carrack)
Personnel edit
- Barbara Mandrell - lead vocals
- Lea Jane Berinati, Tom Brannon, Dorothy Deleonibus, Janie Fricke, Ginger Holladay, The Jordanaires, Sherilyn Kramer, Duane West - backing vocals
- Mike Leech - bass guitar
- Hayward Bishop, Kenny Malone - drums
- Tommy Williams - fiddle
- Pete Bordonali, Jimmy Capps, Steve Gibson, Glenn Keener, Billy Sanford, Bobby Thompson, Chip Young, Reggie Young - guitar
- Charlie McCoy - harmonica
- Charlie McCoy, Farrell Morris - percussion
- David Briggs, Tony Migliore, Bobby Ogdin, Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- John Hughey, Hal Rugg - steel guitar
- George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Sheldon Kurland, Wilfred Lehmann, Steven Smith, Gary Vanosdale, Stephanie Woolf - strings
- Archie Jordan - string arrangements (tracks 1,5,6,10)
- Charlie McCoy, Farrell Morris - vibraphone
Charts edit
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | Top Country Albums[3] | 29 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | "Woman to Woman" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 4 |
| 1977 | "Woman to Woman" | Billboard Hot 100 | 92 |
| 1977 | "Woman to Woman" | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart | 49 |
| 1978 | "Tonight" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 5 |