Sincerely, Jan Howard

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Sincerely, Jan Howard
Jan Howard--Sincerely.jpg
Studio album by
Jan Howard
Released1975
RecordedMarch 1975
StudioJack Clement Studio
Genre Country
Label GRT
Producer Larry Butler
Jan Howard chronology
Singing His Praise
(1972)		Sincerely, Jan Howard
(1975)		 Stars of the Grand Ole Opry
(1981)
Singles from Sincerely, Jan Howard
  1. "Seein' Is Believin'"
    Released: September 1974
  2. "I'm Alright 'Til I See You"
    Released: January 1975
  3. "You'll Never Know"
    Released: May 1975

Sincerely, Jan Howard is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Jan Howard. The album was released in 1975 on GRT Records and was produced by Larry Butler. It was Howard's first studio album to be issued outside of a major record label. The album would also spawn three singles, one of which charted on the Billboard country songs list.

Contents

Background and content

Sincerely was Howard's first album release since departing from Decca Records in 1973. It was recorded in March 1975 at the Jack Clement Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. It was Howard's first album to be produced by Larry Butler. The album featured part of The Nashville A-Team musicians, whom had previously been featured on her Decca releases. These musicians included Ray Edenton and Hargus "Pig" Robbins. [1]

The album consisted of 10 tracks previously unrecorded by Howard. Among these tracks was a cover of Tanya Tucker's "Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)" and the standard "You'll Never Know". [2] The record's eighth track, "The Wedding Song", was co-written by Howard herself. [1]

Release

Sincerely was officially released in 1975 via GRT Records. It was issued in a vinyl record format, with five songs on the record's first side and five songs on the album's opposite side. Sincerely has since not been reissued since its initial release. [2]

The album would spawn three singles between 1974 and 1975. Its first single was its fourth track, "Seein' Is Believin'". Released in 1974, the song was the album's only single to chart on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, reaching number 96 in November 1974. [3] Sincerely did not chart among any Billboard lists upon its release.

Track listing

Side one [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You'll Never Know"
2:45
2."1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero"
3:25
3."It Always Rains on Me"
3:07
4."Seein' Is Believin'"
  • Glenn Martin
2:33
5."Poison Red Berries"
3:47
Side two [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lullaby of Love"
2:20
2."Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)"
2:30
3."The Wedding Song"
3:34
4."No Rings, No Strings"
2:24
5."Too Much of a Man (To Be Tied Down)"
  • Larry Kingston
3:25

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Sincerely, Jan Howard. [1]

Musical and technical personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United States1975Vinyl GRT [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Howard, Jan (1975). "Sincerely, Jan Howard (liner notes)". GRT .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jan Howard - Sincerely, Jan Howard (1975, Vinyl)". Discogs . 1975. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ↑ ""Seein' Is Believin'" chart history". Billboard . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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