Barbara Mandrell - Live
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1981 | Genre: Country | Label: MCA Records | MCA-5243 | US pressing | Vinyl: M
This was Mandrell's first live album. With her career fully established, Mandrell was able to release a live album. The 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 Country charts in 1981. The song features an appearance by George Jones. "Wish You Were Here" peaked at #2 on the Country charts, and also appeared on the 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 features a full-length vocal version of "Country Girl," the theme song to Mandrell's 1980-82 television show, Barbara Mandrell & 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. This is only one of two albums by Mandrell that received any certification by the RIAA in the United States. The album peaked at #4 on the Top Country Albums chart (her highest peak position on that chart), as well as #86 on the Billboard 200.
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Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Introduction & "Sleeping Single In a Double Bed"
2. "Unsung Heroes"
3. "She's Out There Dancin' Alone"
4. "Doin' It Right (band instrumental)"
5. "Years"/"Love is Fair"
6. "Hey Good Lookin'"
Side 2:
1. "Wish You Were Here"
2. "Mountain Dew"/"Fireball Mail"/"Old Joe Clark"/"Night Train"/"Uncle Joe's Boogie"
3. "In My Heart"
4. "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool (featuring George Jones)"
5. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
6. "Country Girl"
NOTE: This recording does not have silent gap between tracks, therefore the rip is presented in one file for each side.
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Tonearm: Audioquest PT-9
Cartridge: Ortofon X5-MC (Moving Coil)
Phono Cable: Van den Hul D-502 Hybrid
Pre-amplifier: Counterpoint SA 5.1 (vacuum tube Sovtek 6922)
Interconnect: balanced, Belden 1813A cable with Neutrik XLR connectors
Analog to Digital Converter: EMU 1212M (configured for balanced input +4dBu, 0 dB Gain, 24bit/192KHz)
Capture software: Goldwave 5.52
Post processing: CLickRepair, settings = 10, reverse, wavelet x3
Ripping policy: I always rip good condition vinyl so that the amount of click/pop will be almost none