Stars of the Grand Ole Opry

Stars of the Grand Ole Opry was produced by Pete Drake.[1] Drake asked Howard if she wanted to record an album as part of a series of releases made to promote members of the Grand Ole Opry. Howard agreed and recorded the sessions for the album at Pete's Place, a studio owned by Drake. The record contains re-recordings of songs Howard previously cut. This includes her major hits from the 1960s: "Bad Seed", "Evil on Your Mind" and "The One You Slip Around With". The album also included new material, such as Howard's composition entitled "The Life of a Country Girl Singer". Other new material included the song "Cowboy's Last Ride", which was written by Howard's friend Johnny Cash.[2]

Stars of the Grand Ole Opry was first released in 1981 on First Generation Records in a vinyl record format. Five songs were included on the record's A-side and five on its B-side as well.[3] Stars of the Grand Ole Opry did not reach major chart positions following its original release, notably the Billboard Top Country Albums, where Howard placed many studio albums.[4] The album was later reissued on First Generation Records in September 1998 in compact disc format[5] and in 2011 in a music download format.[6] The album received four of five stars from Allmusic upon its reissue in 1998.[5]

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Stars of the Grand Ole Opry.[2]

Musical personnel

• Hayword Bishop – drums
• Jimmy Capps – guitar
• Jimmie Crawford – steel guitar
• Pete Drake – steel guitar
• Bobby Emmons – piano
• Jan Howard – lead vocals
• Bill Hullett – guitar
• The Jordanaires – background vocals
• Shane Keister – piano
• Jerry Kroon – drums
• Bob Moore – bass
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Tommy Williams – fiddle

Technical personnel

• Randy Best – engineering
• Johnny Drake – engineering
• Pete Drake – producer
• Al Pachucki – engineering