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Wanda Jackson was first known as a Rockabilly performer with a series of recordings during the 1950s, including "Fujiyama Mama" and the top 40 pop hit "Let's Have a Party". In 1961, she returned to the country market and had two top ten hits with the songs "Right or Wrong" and "In the Middle of a Heartache". [2] According to Jackson, she started to become more associated with the country field as the 1960s progressed, which included the album Blues in My Heart. In her 2017 autobiography, Jackson commented that the record was among her favorite albums she ever made. [3]
Blues in My Heart consisted of 12 tracks. The songs included on the project were covers of songs first recorded by others. Only one tune composed by Harlan Howard was an original piece. [1] [3] Among its covers was Don Gibson's "Oh Lonesome Me, Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and Carl Belew's "Lonely Street". The album's theme was centered around having "the blues" and according to the liner notes, the project is intended to have a "lovely, lonesome sound". In addition, four of the album's tracks include the word "blues" in it. Blues in My Heart was recorded in May 1964 at the Columbia Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Ken Nelson. [4]
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