Love's Ups and Downs

Love's Ups & Downs
Studio album by Barbara Mandrell
Released	November 18, 1977
Genre	Country
Label	ABC/Dot Records
Producer	Tom Collins
Barbara Mandrell chronology
Lovers, Friends, & Strangers 1977 Love's Ups & Downs 1977 Moods 1978

Love's Ups & Downs is an album by American country singer, Barbara Mandrell, released in November 1977.

This was Mandrell's second album released in 1977. The previous album released two singles, one of which was a Top 5 hit. This album also released two singles. Both singles became Top 10 hits on the Billboard Country charts, the first time Mandrell had two solo Top 10 hits in a row. The first single, "Woman to Woman" peaked in the Top 5 and was a major hit that year. The song also marked the first time one of Mandrell's singles peaked inside the Billboard Hot 100, only peaking at #92. It also was the first time one of Mandrell's songs reached the Adult Contemporary charts, but again, it wasn't a major hit, only reaching the Top 50. The second single, "Tonight" was another Top 5 hit but did not chart on the Hot 100 or Adult Contemporary charts. The album as a whole was not a major success, only peaking at #29 on the Top Country Albums chart.

The album included cover versions of some songs, including a remake of Rita Coolidge's Pop hit from that year, "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" and "How Long," originally recorded by Ace. "Woman to Woman" was a cover of Shirley Brown's #1 R&B hit from 1974. The album consisted of 10 tracks, some of which were new songs.

Track listing

1. "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher"
2. "Don't Hand Me No Hand-Me-Down Love"
3. "If I Were a River"
4. "The Magician"
5. "Woman to Woman"
6. "Tonight"
7. "Let the Rain Out"
8. "Fancy Place to Cry"
9. "Walking Home In the Rain"
10. "How Long"

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Top Country Albums	#29
1977	The Billboard 200	#N/A

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	"Woman to Woman"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#4
1977	"Woman to Woman"	Billboard Hot 100	#92
1977	"Woman to Woman"	Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart	#49
1978	"Tonight"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#5