Jeanne Pruett (1985 album)

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Jeanne Pruett
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ReleasedOctober 1985 (1985-10)
Recorded1985
StudioChelsea Recording Studio
Genre
Length32:53
Label
Producer Billy Strange
Jeanne Pruett chronology
Encore!
(1979)
Jeanne Pruett
(1985)
Satin Sheets: Greatest Hits
(1998)

Jeanne Pruett is a studio album by American country music artist Jeanne Pruett. It was released in October 1985 on Dot and MCA Records in October 1985. The project was produced by Billy Strange. The studio album marked Pruett's first full-length studio release in six years. It contained ten tracks, most of which were songs she had not yet recorded.

Contents

Background, content and release

In 1985, MCA Records relaunched the dormant Dot label. As part of the company's promotion, several veteran country artists recorded new studio albums to market towards the genre's older demographic. Among the other artists chosen for the project were Asleep at the Wheel, Jan Howard, Justin Tubb, Carl Perkins and Billie Jo Spears. [2] In the album's liner notes, Pruett commented that she was excited to be given the opportunity. She was also excited about the new musical sound crafted by her producer, Billy Strange. Pruett and Strange recorded the project at the Chelsea Studio in Nashville, Tennessee in 1985. [3]

The album was a collection of ten tracks. [1] It included re-recordings of Pruett's two major hits in the 1970s: "Satin Sheets" (1973) and "Back to Back" (1979). Among the album's new tracks was a cover of Randy Travis's major hit "I Told You So". The final track on the record, "Rented Room", was written entirely by Pruett. [3]

Jeanne Pruett was released in October 1985 in conjunction with Dot and MCA records. [3] In its original release, the album was issued as a vinyl record, containing five songs on each side of the LP. [4] In 1995, it was reissued as an audio cassette. [5] No singles were originally released from the album. Instead, artists were expected to sell their new releases at their concerts and tours. [2] However, in 1987, "Rented Room" would be released as a single and would peak at number 81 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was Pruett's final chart appearance as a recording artist. [6]

Track listing

Side one [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Satin Sheets"John Volinkaty3:40
2."I've Been Around Enough to Know"2:55
3."Back to Back"
  • Jerry McBee
  • Jeanne Pruett
2:57
4."The Best Kept Secret in Town"
  • Gary Baker
  • Judy Mehaffey
  • Kirk Morrison
3:51
5."You're All the Man I'll Ever Need"Lee Dresser3:16
Side two [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Fall to Pieces Together"
2:58
2."I'll Be in Love"
4:10
3."Heart First"
3:12
4."I Told You So" Randy Travis 4:10
5."Rented Room"Pruett2:26

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Jeanne Pruett. [3]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesOctober 1985Vinyl [4] [3]
January 1, 1995Cassette [5]
2010sMusic download Geffen Records [7]

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