I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way
I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way | ||||
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Released | September 1972 | |||
Recorded | January 1971 | – December 1972|||
Studio | Jack Clement Studio | |||
Genre | Country[1] | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Singles from I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way | ||||
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I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in September 1972 via Capitol Records and contained ten tracks of country music. The album was Jackson's nineteenth released in her career. Four singles were spawned from the album, including the title track. However, only "Back Then", "I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday)" and "I'll Be Whatever You Say" placed on the American country music chart. The album would later re-released to digital markets several decades later.
Background and content[]
Wanda Jackson had been recording for the Capitol label since the 1950s, beginning as a Rockabilly artist and later transitioning into country music. In 1971, Jackson and her husband discovered Christianity, which altered her musical direction in the years that followed. She released her first gospel record in 1972,[2] and wished to continue recording further gospel material. However, Capitol records rejected her offer. Instead, she was obligated to record another album of country songs. These songs would comprise I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way.[3]
The project was recorded between January and December 1971 at the Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Larry Butler and Bill Walker.[4] I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way consisted of ten tracks, featuring writing credits from Liz Anderson, Willie Nelson and Tom T. Hall.[1] According to the album's liner notes, the project was meant to showcase Jackson's vocal styles on "different kinds of country songs, from ecology, to religion, to love." The album included a cover of "Crazy", originally made commercially successful by Patsy Cline.[4]
Release and singles[]
I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way was originally released in September 1972 on Capitol Records. The project marked Jackson's nineteenth studio album released in her career. It was originally issued as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on either side of the record.[4] In later decades, the album was re-released via Capitol Records Nashville to digital and streaming markets, including Apple Music.[5] The LP's original release was noted in Billboard magazine, and incorrectly spelled as I Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way.[6]
The album included four single releases, beginning with "Back Then", which was issued in June 1971.[7] Three months later, the song reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[8] In October 1971, "I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday)" was released as the next single,[9] In early 1972, the song reached number 35 on the Billboard country singles chart.[10] "I'll Be Whatever You Say" became the album's third single in February 1972.[11] The track climbed to number 57 on the same country songs chart.[12] The title track was issued as the project's final single in July 1972.[13]
Track listings[]
Vinyl version[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Song of the Wind" | Bob Millsap | 2:36 |
2. | "Crazy" | Willie Nelson | 2:33 |
3. | "One Hundred Children" | Tom T. Hall | 2:56 |
4. | "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way" | Ray Griff | 2:48 |
5. | "Happy Tracks" | Ray Pennington | 2:30 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'll Be Whatever You Say" | Jamie Rogers | 2:15 |
2. | "I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday)" | Liz Anderson | 2:02 |
3. | "Missing You" | Larry Butler | 2:20 |
4. | "Back Then" | Jerry Crutchfield | 3:15 |
5. | "The More You See Me Less" | Curtiss Wayne | 2:43 |
Digital version[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Song of the Wind" | Millsap | 2:38 |
2. | "Crazy" | Nelson | 2:39 |
3. | "One Hundred Children" | Hall | 2:56 |
4. | "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way" | Griff | 2:51 |
5. | "Happy Tracks" | Pennington | 2:31 |
6. | "I'll Be Whatever You Say" | Rogers | 2:16 |
7. | "I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday)" | Anderson | 2:05 |
8. | "Missing You" | Butler | 2:25 |
9. | "Back Then" | Crutchfield | 3:18 |
10. | "The More You See Me Less" | Wayne | 2:45 |
Personnel[]
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way.[4]
Musical personnel
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Technical personnel
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Release history[]
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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September 1972 | Vinyl | Capitol Records | [4] |
United States | 2010s |
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Capitol Records Nashville | [5] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way: Wanda Jackson: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Wolff, Kurt. "Wanda Jackson: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ Bomar, Scott; Jackson, Wanda (2017). Every night is Saturday night : a country girl's journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. United States: BMG. ISBN 9781947026070.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Jackson, Wanda (September 1972). "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Capitol Records. ST-11096.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way by Wanda Jackson". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "New LP/Tape Releases". Billboard. October 14, 1972. p. 33. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (June 1971). ""Back Then"/"I'm Gonna Walk Out of Your Life" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 3143.
- ^ ""Back Then" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (October 1971). ""I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday"/"The Man You Could Have Been" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 3218.
- ^ ""I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday)" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (February 1972). ""I'll Be Whatever You Say"/"The More You See Me Less" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 3293.
- ^ ""I'll Be Whatever You Say" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (July 1972). ""I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way"/"Song of the Wind" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 3385.
- 1972 albums
- Albums produced by Larry Butler (producer)
- Capitol Records albums
- Wanda Jackson albums