Barbara Mandrell

About Barbara Mandrell

The discography of Barbara Mandrell, an American country artist, consists of 25 studio albums, one live album, seven compilation albums, 68 singles, and one B-side. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee after high school and signed a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1969. Mandrell's debut album Treat Him Right was released in September 1971, which composed of country soul songs. It included her 1969 debut single, a cover of Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" and three singles that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard country singles chart: "Playin' Around with Love", "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man", and the title track. In 1971 she partnered with country artist David Houston for the single "After Closing Time", and eventually issued the album A Perfect Match (1972). Her 1973 single, "The Midnight Oil", peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The success of the single brought Columbia to issue an album of the same name that year. After releasing This Time I Almost Made It (1974), Columbia dropped Mandrell due to her limited success. Mandrell's 1975 single, "Standing Room Only", was released on Dot Records and reached #5 on the Billboard chart. The following year, she released the studio albums This Is Barbara Mandrell and Midnight Angel, which were composed of a more commercial country pop sound. From her 1977 album Love's Ups and Downs she had two Top 5 country hits and over the next three years, she had three number one singles on that chart: "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed", "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", and "Years". After releasing 1980's Love Is Fair, Mandrell recorded her first live album Barbara Mandrell Live (1981). It spawned the number one single "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" and the #2 hit "Wish You Were Here" (which peaked on December 31, 1981). Her 12th studio album, In Black and White, was released in 1982 and spawned the number one single "Till You're Gone". Her 13th studio album, Spun Gold, spawned her sixth and final number one, "One of a Kind Pair of Fools". Mandrell released four more studio albums under MCA, including Meant for Each Other with country artist Lee Greenwood. The album released two major hit singles. more »