I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight
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I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight is the twenty first studio album by American country
artist Barbara Mandrell
. The album was released in September 1988 on Capitol Records
and was produced by Tom Collins. It would be the first of four albums Mandrell released under Capitol.
, United States
. Like her previous release for EMI America Records
, Mandrell carried over Tom Collins as her producer for the album. The album consisted of ten tracks of new material. Mandrell's sound changed for her 1988 release, as the songs had a more traditional country music approach, which was similar to many other country artists of the time. The album included a cover version of Wynn Stewart
's 1961 single, "Big, Big Love", which is the second track on the album. The single, "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today" was written by Harlan Howard
, whom had written songs such as Patsy Cline
's "I Fall to Pieces
". I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight was released on a compact disc
in 1988 and was also available on cassette
as well.
I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight received only two out of five stars by Allmusic.
Country Tracks chart. The third single "Mirror, Mirror" was released in May 1989 and peaked at #49 on the Billboard Country chart and became her final charting single in the United States. I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight was issued in November 1988 and peaked at #35 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart.
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 September 1988 on Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
and was produced by Tom Collins. It would be the first of four albums Mandrell released under Capitol.
Background and content
I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight was recorded in May 1988 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Like her previous release for EMI America Records
EMI America Records
EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. It absorbed Liberty Records in 1984. In the late 1980s EMI America was consolidated with Manhattan Records to form EMI Manhattan Records, which later became known simply as EMI in 1990, then part of EMI...
, Mandrell carried over Tom Collins as her producer for the album. The album consisted of ten tracks of new material. Mandrell's sound changed for her 1988 release, as the songs had a more traditional country music approach, which was similar to many other country artists of the time. The album included a cover version of Wynn Stewart
Wynn Stewart
Winford Lindsey Stewart , better known as Wynn Stewart, was an American country music performer. He was one of the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound...
's 1961 single, "Big, Big Love", which is the second track on the album. The single, "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today" was written by Harlan Howard
Harlan Howard
Harlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
, whom had written songs such as Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
's "I Fall to Pieces
I Fall to Pieces
"I Fall to Pieces" is a single released by Patsy Cline in 1961, and was featured on her 1961 studio album, Patsy Cline Showcase. "I Fall to Pieces" was Cline's first #1 hit on the Country charts, and her second hit single to cross over onto the Pop charts...
". I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight was released 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 ,...
in 1988 and was also available on cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
as well.
I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight received only two out of five stars by Allmusic.
Release
I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight spawned three singles between 1988 and 1989. The lead single released was "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today" in July 1988. The single peaked at #5 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming her first single since 1986 to reach the Top 10. It would also become Mandrell's final Top 10 single. "My Train of Thought" was released as the second single in January 1989, peaking at #19 on the Billboard Country Singles chart and #15 on the Canadian RPMRPM (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 third single "Mirror, Mirror" was released in May 1989 and peaked at #49 on the Billboard Country chart and became her final charting single in the United States. I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight was issued in November 1988 and peaked at #35 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
- "I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight" – (J.D. Hicks, Roger MurrahRoger MurrahRoger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
) - "Big, Big Love" – (Ray Carroll, Wynn StewartWynn StewartWinford Lindsey Stewart , better known as Wynn Stewart, was an American country music performer. He was one of the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound...
) - "Mirror, Mirror" – (Bobby Barker, Phil Thomas)
- "Blanket of Love"
- "My Train of Thought" – (Bruce Burch, Michael Woody)
- "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today" – (Harlan HowardHarlan HowardHarlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
) - "My Heart Is in the Right Place This Time"
- "I Dropped Your Name"
- "If We Fall, We Will Fly"
- "Till It's Love Again"
Sales chart positions
Album| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 35 |
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 | ||
| 1988 | "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today" | 5 | — |
| 1989 | "My Train of Thought" | 19 | 15 |
| "Mirror, Mirror" | 49 | 56 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||