Barbara Mandrell Live

Live album by Barbara Mandrell

Released

August 7, 1981

Barbara Mandrell chronology

Love Is Fair
1980

Barbara Mandrell Live
1981

In Black and White
1982

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Barbara Mandrell Live is a live album by the American country music singer Barbara Mandrell, released in August 1981.

This 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 uncredited 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 closes with a full-length vocal version of "Country Girl", the theme song to Mandrell's 1980-82 television show, Barbara Mandrell and 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 three 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.

Track listing

Introduction
"Sleeping Single in a Double Bed"
"Unsung Heroes"
"She's Out There Dancin' Alone"
"Doin' It Right" (band instrumental)
"Years"/"Love Is Fair"
"Hey Good Lookin'"
"Wish You Were Here"
"Mountain Dew"/"Fireball Mail"/"Old Joe Clark"/"Night Train"/"Uncle Joe's Boogie"
"In My Heart"
"I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" (featuring George Jones)
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
"Country Girl"

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	86

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US AC	CAN Country
1981	"I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool"	1	—	14
1981	"Wish You Were Here"	2	40	11

Barbara Mandrell

Studio albums	Treat Him Right The Midnight Oil This Time I Almost Made It This Is Barbara Mandrell Midnight Angel Lovers, Friends and Strangers Love's Ups and Downs Moods Just for the Record Love Is Fair ...In Black and White He Set My Life to Music Spun Gold Clean Cut Get to the Heart Moments Sure Feels Good I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight Morning Sun No Nonsense Key's in the Mailbox It Works for Me

Christmas albums	Christmas at Our House

Live albums	Barbara Mandrell Live

Collaboration albums	A Perfect Match (with David Houston) Meant for Each Other (with Lee Greenwood)

Compilation albums	The Best of Barbara Mandrell Greatest Hits

Notable singles	"I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" "Woman to Woman" "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" "Fooled by a Feeling" "Years" "Crackers" "The Best of Strangers" "Love Is Fair" "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" "Wish You Were Here" "'Till You're Gone" "Operator, Long Distance Please" "In Times Like These" "One of a Kind Pair of Fools" "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache" "Only a Lonely Heart Knows" "There's No Love in Tennessee" "Angel in Your Arms" "Fast Lanes and Country Roads" "When You Get to the Heart" (with The Oak Ridge Boys) "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You" "Child Support" "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today" "My Train of Thought"

Collaboration singles	"To Me" (with Lee Greenwood) "It Should Have Been Love by Now" (with Lee Greenwood)

Related articles	Discography MCA Records Capitol Records Louise Mandrell Irlene Mandrell

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