This Is Jan Howard Country

This Is Jan Howard Country is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Jan Howard. The album was released in October 1967 on Decca Records. The album featured two singles by Howard that reached the top 40 of the Billboard country songs chart. The album was also among Howard's highest-charting studio albums, reaching the top 10 of the Billboard country albums chart.

This Is Jan Howard Country
Studio album by
Jan Howard
ReleasedOctober 1967 (1967-10)
Recorded1966 – 1967
StudioBradley's Barn
GenreCountry
LabelDecca
ProducerOwen Bradley
Jan Howard chronology
Bad Seed
(1966)		 This Is Jan Howard Country
(1967)		 For Loving You
(1967)
Singles from This Is Jan Howard Country
  1. "Any Old Way You Do"
    Released: March 1967
  2. "Roll Over and Play Dead"
    Released: July 1967

Background and content

This Is Jan Howard Country was recorded in three separate sessions between 1966 and 1967. These sessions were recorded at Bradley's Barn, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was produced by Owen Bradley, Howard's collaborator through most of her Decca studio releases. The album featured among the first covers of "Gentle on My Mind". According to the album liner notes, songwriter John Hartford had played the song for Howard's friend, Bill Anderson. He encouraged Howard to record the track. Hartford "reworked the lyrics" for Howard, since it was originally written from the point of view of a man.[1]

The album consisted of 12 tracks. Six songs appeared on each side of the record. It featured several covers versions of songs recorded by other artists. Among these tracks was Eddy Arnold's "You Don't Know Me", Dolly Parton's "Your Ole Handy Man" and Tammy Wynette's "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad".[2]

Release

This Is Jan Howard Country was released in October 1967 via Decca Records. The album was issued in the United States in a vinyl record format.[2] On the date listed for January 20, 1968, the album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It would become Howard's highest-charting solo album to appear on the country albums list.[3] This Is Jan Howard Country also spawned two singles. The lead single was issued in March 1967, "Any Old Way You Do". The song reached a peak of 32 on the Billboard country songs chart. The second single, "Roll Over and Play Dead", was issued in July 1967. It peaked at number 26 on the country songs chart later that year.[4]

Track listing
Side one[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Roll Over and Play Dead"
  • Enslo Rich
2:18
2."Love Me and Make It All Better"
2:28
3."Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"
1:50
4."You Don't Know Me"
2:35
5."You and Me and Tears and Roses"
2:22
6."Break My Mind"
3:01
Side two[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gentle on My Mind"
3:01
2."A Fallen Star"
  • James Joiner
2:35
3."Your Ole Handy Man"
2:12
4."Burning Bridges"
  • Walter Scott
2:32
5."All the Time"
2:32
6."Any Old Way You Do"
2:21

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (1967–68) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 9

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States October 1967 Vinyl Decca [2]

References
  1. Howard, Jan (1967). "This Is Jan Howard Country liner notes (Vinyl insert)". Decca Records.
  2. "Jan Howard -- This Is Jan Howard Country (1967, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. "This Is Jan Howard Country -- chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. "Jan Howard Chart History -- Country songs". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. "Jan Howard Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
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