Clean Cut
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Clean Cut is the fifteenth studio album by American country
artist Barbara Mandrell
. The album was released in March 1984 on MCA Records
and was produced by Tom Collins. It was one of two studio albums Mandrell released in 1984.
, United States
. Like Mandrell's previous released, the album contained ten tracks. Most of the song's themes were built around the traditional working class country music perspective but had a country pop
arrangement. Songs such as "Only a Lonely Heart Knows", "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache", and "I Can Depend on You" had a significant pop-sounding arrangement. Clean Cut was originally released by MCA Records
on a LP album
with five songs appearing on each side of the record. The album has not been reissued on a compact disc
.
There was no review provided by any critics or Allmusic.
and #18 on the Canadian RPM
Country Tracks chart. The second single, "Only a Lonely Heart Knows" was issued in May 1984 and reached #2 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart and became her final number one hit on the Canadian Country chart. "Crossword Puzzle" was the third and final single released from the album, reaching #11 on the Billboard Country chart, becoming her first single since 1981 to miss the Top 10 on the chart. Clean Cut was also released in 1984 and peaked at #8 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart and peaked outside the Billboard 200
albums chart, reaching #204.
Side two
Singles
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s...
. The album was released in March 1984 on MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
and was produced by Tom Collins. It was one of two studio albums Mandrell released in 1984.
Background and content
Clean Cut was recorded in January 1984 at the Woodland Sound Studio in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, United States
United States
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. Like Mandrell's previous released, the album contained ten tracks. Most of the song's themes were built around the traditional working class country music perspective but had a country pop
Country pop
Country pop, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock, is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s. Although the term first referred to country music songs and artists that crossed over to Top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to...
arrangement. Songs such as "Only a Lonely Heart Knows", "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache", and "I Can Depend on You" had a significant pop-sounding arrangement. Clean Cut was originally released by MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
on a LP album
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
with five songs appearing on each side of the record. The album has not been reissued on a compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
.
There was no review provided by any critics or Allmusic.
Release
Unlike her previous releases, Clean Cut spawned three singles in 1984. "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache" was the first single released from the album in 1984, released in January. The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Magazine Country Singles ChartHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
and #18 on the Canadian RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart. The second single, "Only a Lonely Heart Knows" was issued in May 1984 and reached #2 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart and became her final number one hit on the Canadian Country chart. "Crossword Puzzle" was the third and final single released from the album, reaching #11 on the Billboard Country chart, becoming her first single since 1981 to miss the Top 10 on the chart. Clean Cut was also released in 1984 and peaked at #8 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart and peaked outside the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart, reaching #204.
Track listing
Side one- "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache" – 2:34
- "If It's Not One Thing, It's Another" – 3:48
- "I Can Depend on You" – 3:54
- "I Wonder What the Rich Folk Are Doin' Tonight" – 2:49
- "Crossword Puzzle" – 3:37
Side two
- "Only a Lonely Heart KnowsOnly a Lonely Heart Knows"Only a Lonely Heart Knows" is a single by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. Released in May 1984, it was the second single from her album Clean Cut. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in September 1984 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...
" – 3:48 - "Just Like Old Times" – 2:58
- "Look What Love Has Done" – 3:21
- "Take Care of You" – 3:00
- "Sincerely, I'm Yours" – 2:48
Sales chart positions
Album| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
204 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | ||
| 1984 | "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache" | 3 | 18 |
| "Only a Lonely Heart Knows Only a Lonely Heart Knows "Only a Lonely Heart Knows" is a single by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. Released in May 1984, it was the second single from her album Clean Cut. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in September 1984 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... " |
2 | 1 | |
| "Crossword Puzzle" | 11 | 10 | |