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The [[Discography|singles discography]] of American [[Country music|country]] artist [[Barbara Mandrell]] contains 62 [[Single (music)|singles]], four [[promotional single]]s and one [[music video]]. In 1966, Mandrell's debut single was released titled "Queen for a Day". She then signed a recording contract and in 1969 had her first charting release with a cover of "[[I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)]]". In the early 1970s, Mandrell had a series of top 20 charting singles on America's ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|country songs]] chart. This included "Playin' Around with Love" (1970), "Treat Him Right" (1971) and "Show Me" (1972). She collaborated with [[David Houston (singer)|David Houston]] on several singles as well. Their most successful was 1970's "After Closing Time", which became Mandrell's first top ten hit on the ''Billboard'' country chart. During this period she also reached the top ten with "Tonight My Baby's Coming Home" (1971) and "The Midnight Oil" (1973). In 1975, Mandrell briefly signed to [[ABC Records]] and had a top five country hit with "Standing Room Only". |
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The [[Discography|singles discography]] of American [[Country music|country]] artist [[Barbara Mandrell]] contains 62 [[Single (music)|singles]], four [[promotional single]]s and one [[music video]]. |
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In 1978, Mandrell began recording for the [[MCA Records|MCA]] label and had her most commercially-successful singles. This included her first number one single in both the United States and Canada with "[[Sleeping Single in a Double Bed]]" the same year. She followed it with a cover of "[[If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)]]" which also topped the country charts. It also crossed over onto the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] where it reached number 31 and number six on the [[Adult contemporary (chart)|adult contemporary]] chart. She followed it with the crossover songs "[[Fooled by a Feeling]]" and "[[Years (song)|Years]]". The latter release also topped the ''Billboard'' and ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' country charts. In the early 1980s, Mandrell had a series of top ten country singles including "[[Crackers (song)|Crackers]]" (1980), "[[Wish You Were Here (Barbara Mandrell song)|Wish You Were Here]]" (1981), "[[Operator, Long Distance Please]]" (1982) and "[[In Times Like These (song)|In Times Like These]]" (1983). Her singles also reached the top of the ''Billboard'' and ''RPM'' country charts including "[[I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool]]" (1981), "[['Till You're Gone]]" (1982) and "[[One of a Kind Pair of Fools]]" (1983). |
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In 1984, Mandrell collaborated with [[Lee Greenwood]] and had several top ten country singles. Her solo recordings continued having commercial success such as "[[There's No Love in Tennessee]]" (1985) and "[[No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You]]" (1986). Mandrell switched to [[Capitol Records]] in the later part of the decade and had a top five country hit with a cover of "[[I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today]]" (1989). Her follow-up single "[[My Train of Thought]]" was her last to reach the top 20. It was followed by "Mirror, Mirror" (1989), which was her last single to chart the ''Billboard'' country survey. In the 1990s, she continued recording and releasing singles including "You've Become the Dream" and "I'll Leave Something Good Behind". |
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Revision as of 21:25, 16 January 2022
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 Barbara Mandrell in 1986 | |
| Singles | 62 |
| Music videos | 1 |
| Promotional singles | 4 |
The singles discography of American country artist Barbara Mandrell contains 62 singles, four promotional singles and one music video. In 1966, Mandrell's debut single was released titled "Queen for a Day". She then signed a recording contract and in 1969 had her first charting release with a cover of "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)". In the early 1970s, Mandrell had a series of top 20 charting singles on America's Billboard country songs chart. This included "Playin' Around with Love" (1970), "Treat Him Right" (1971) and "Show Me" (1972). She collaborated with David Houston on several singles as well. Their most successful was 1970's "After Closing Time", which became Mandrell's first top ten hit on the Billboard country chart. During this period she also reached the top ten with "Tonight My Baby's Coming Home" (1971) and "The Midnight Oil" (1973). In 1975, Mandrell briefly signed to ABC Records and had a top five country hit with "Standing Room Only".
In 1978, Mandrell began recording for the MCA label and had her most commercially-successful singles. This included her first number one single in both the United States and Canada with "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" the same year. She followed it with a cover of "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be Right)" which also topped the country charts. It also crossed over onto the Hot 100 where it reached number 31 and number six on the adult contemporary chart. She followed it with the crossover songs "Fooled by a Feeling" and "Years". The latter release also topped the Billboard and RPM country charts. In the early 1980s, Mandrell had a series of top ten country singles including "Crackers" (1980), "Wish You Were Here" (1981), "Operator, Long Distance Please" (1982) and "In Times Like These" (1983). Her singles also reached the top of the Billboard and RPM country charts including "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" (1981), "'Till You're Gone" (1982) and "One of a Kind Pair of Fools" (1983).
In 1984, Mandrell collaborated with Lee Greenwood and had several top ten country singles. Her solo recordings continued having commercial success such as "There's No Love in Tennessee" (1985) and "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You" (1986). Mandrell switched to Capitol Records in the later part of the decade and had a top five country hit with a cover of "I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today" (1989). Her follow-up single "My Train of Thought" was her last to reach the top 20. It was followed by "Mirror, Mirror" (1989), which was her last single to chart the Billboard country survey. In the 1990s, she continued recording and releasing singles including "You've Become the Dream" and "I'll Leave Something Good Behind".
Singles
1960s and 1970s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
US AC [1] |
CAN Country [2] |
CAN AC [2] | |||
| "Queen for a Day" | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" | 1969 | 55 | — | — | — | — | Treat Him Right |
| "Playin' Around with Love" | 1970 | 18 | — | — | 48 | — | |
| "After Closing Time" (with David Houston) |
6 | — | — | 4 | — | A Perfect Match | |
| "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" | 17 | 128 | — | — | — | Treat Him Right | |
| "Treat Him Right" | 1971 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| "We've Got Everything But Love" (with David Houston) |
20 | — | — | — | — | A Perfect Match | |
| "Tonight My Baby's Coming Home" | 10 | — | — | 34 | — | The Midnight Oil | |
| "Show Me" | 1972 | 11 | — | — | 48 | — | |
| "A Perfect Match" (with David Houston) |
24 | — | — | — | — | A Perfect Match | |
| "Holdin' On (To the Love I Got)" | 27 | — | — | 38 | — | The Midnight Oil | |
| "Give a Little, Take a Little" | 1973 | 24 | — | — | 29 | — | |
| "The Midnight Oil" | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| "I Love You, I Love You" (with David Houston) |
6 | — | — | 18 | — | A Perfect Match | |
| "Lovin' You Is Worth It" (with David Houston) |
1974 | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
| "This Time I Almost Made It" | 12 | — | — | — | — | This Time I Almost Made It | |
| "The Ten Commandments of Love" (with David Houston) |
14 | — | — | 9 | — | A Man Needs Love | |
| "Wonder When My Baby's Comin' Home" | 1975 | 39 | — | — | — | — | This Time I Almost Made It |
| "Standing Room Only" | 5 | — | — | 37 | — | This Is Barbara Mandrell | |
| "That's What Friends Are For" | 1976 | 16 | — | — | 27 | — | |
| "Love Is Thin Ice" | 24 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Midnight Angel" | 16 | — | — | 31 | — | Midnight Angel | |
| "Married But Not to Each Other" | 1977 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | Lovers, Friends and Strangers |
| "Hold Me" | 12 | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| "Woman to Woman" | 4 | 92 | 49 | 5 | — | Love's Ups and Downs | |
| "Tonight" | 1978 | 5 | 103 | — | 25 | — | |
| "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" | 1 | 102 | — | 1 | — | Moods | |
| "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"[A] | 1979 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
| "Fooled by a Feeling" | 4 | 89 | 26 | 5 | 3 | Just for the Record | |
| "Years" | 1 | 102 | 38 | 1 | 1 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
1980s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US AC [1] |
CAN Country [2] | |||
| "Crackers"[B] | 1980 | 3 | — | 6 | Love Is Fair |
| "The Best of Strangers" | 6 | — | 9 | ||
| "Love Is Fair" | 1981 | 13 | — | 7 | |
| "Sometime, Somewhere, Somehow" | flip | 26 | — | ||
| "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" | 1 | — | 14 | Live | |
| "Wish You Were Here" | 2 | 40 | 11 | ||
| "'Till You're Gone"[C] | 1982 | 1 | 25 | 3 | ...In Black & White |
| "Operator, Long Distance Please" | 9 | — | 9 | ||
| "In Times Like These" | 1983 | 4 | — | 6 | Spun Gold |
| "One of a Kind Pair of Fools" | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache" | 1984 | 3 | — | 18 | Clean Cut |
| "Only a Lonely Heart Knows" | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| "To Me" (with Lee Greenwood) |
3 | 24 | 5 | Meant for Each Other | |
| "Crossword Puzzle" | 11 | — | 10 | Clean Cut | |
| "It Should Have Been Love by Now" (with Lee Greenwood) |
1985 | 19 | 35 | 12 | Meant for Each Other |
| "There's No Love in Tennessee" | 7 | — | 24 | Greatest Hits | |
| "Angel in Your Arms" | 8 | — | 22 | Get to the Heart | |
| "Fast Lanes and Country Roads" | 4 | — | 2 | ||
| "When You Get to the Heart" (with The Oak Ridge Boys) |
1986 | 20 | — | 33 | |
| "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You" | 6 | — | 5 | Moments | |
| "Child Support" | 1987 | 13 | — | 14 | Sure Feels Good |
| "Sure Feels Good" | 48 | — | 41 | ||
| "Angels Love Bad Men" (featuring Waylon Jennings) |
1988 | 49 | — | 40 | |
| "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today" | 5 | — | 2 | I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight | |
| "My Train of Thought" | 1989 | 19 | — | 15 | |
| "Mirror, Mirror" | 49 | — | 56 | ||
| "You Wouldn't Know Love (If It Looked You in the Eye)" | —[D] | — | 81 | Morning Sun | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1990s
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "You've Become the Dream"[3] | 1990 | Morning Sun |
| "Men and Trains"[4] | No Nonsense | |
| "I'll Leave Something Good Behind"[5] | 1991 | |
| "Feed the Fire"[6] | ||
| "The Key's in the Mailbox"[7] | Key's in the Mailbox |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Fallin' in Love Alone"[8] | 1978 | Non-album single |
| "Sweet Weekend Encounter"[9] | 1979 | |
| "Fire Me"[10] | 1980 | |
| "Santa, Bring My Baby Home"[11] | 1984 | Christmas at Our House |
Notes
- A^ "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" also peaked at number 25 on the Canadian Singles Chart.
- B^ "Crackers" also peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- C^ "'Till You're Gone" also peaked at number 20 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in Canada.
- D^ "You Wouldn't Know Love (If It Looked You in the Eye)" did not enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 7 on Hot Country Radio Breakouts.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Billboard chart positions > singles". allmusic. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "Search results for "Barbara Mandrell"". RPM. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 12, 1990.
- ^ "Barbara Mandrell – Men and Trains (1990, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 12, 1991.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. June 8, 1991.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. September 7, 1991.
- ^ "Barbara Mandrell - Fallin' In Love Alone". 45cat. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Barbara Mandrell – Sweet Weekend Encounter (1979, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Barbara Mandrell - Fire Me". 45cat. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Barbara Mandrell - Santa Bring My Baby Back Home". 45cat. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Country Radio Breakouts" (PDF). Billboard. January 20, 1990.