Barbara Mandrell - Greatest Hits (1985) 24-Bit/96-kHz Vinyl Rip
Barbara Mandrell - Greatest Hits
Vinyl Rip in 24-Bit/96-kHz | FLAC tracks | no cue | no log | Covers | RS, MU | 649 MB 3% rec
1985 | Genre: Country | Label: MCA Records | MCA-5566 | US pressing
Rated 4 out of 5 star by AllMusic Guide
Barbara Mandrell - Greatest Hits (1985) 24-Bit/96-kHz Vinyl Rip
Barbara Mandrell is one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s with numerous industry awards and accolades.
This album compiled some of her popular singles, including top songs in country-chart; "I Don't Want to be Right" reached #1 in 1979, "One of a Kind Pair of Fools" reached #1 in 1983, "Wish You Were Here" reached #2 in 1981,and "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache" reached #3 in 1984.
Also included in this album; "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool", the live version, featuring George Jones.
Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American country music singer best-known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
She was the first performer and is currently the only female in country music history to win the Country Music Association's "Entertainer of the Year" award twice, and she has also won the Country Music Association's "Female Vocalist of the Year" twice.
Mandrell's first No. 1 hit was 1978's "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and immediately followed by "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" in early 1979. Later in the year, "Years" also reached No. 1, as did three more singles: "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" (her signature song), then "'Till You're Gone" and "One of a Kind, Pair of Fools"—between 1981 and 1983, a period during which Mandrell also received numerous industry awards and accolades. She retired in November of 1997 and now spends more time with her family.
( wikipedia )
She was the first performer and is currently the only female in country music history to win the Country Music Association's "Entertainer of the Year" award twice, and she has also won the Country Music Association's "Female Vocalist of the Year" twice.
Mandrell's first No. 1 hit was 1978's "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and immediately followed by "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" in early 1979. Later in the year, "Years" also reached No. 1, as did three more singles: "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" (her signature song), then "'Till You're Gone" and "One of a Kind, Pair of Fools"—between 1981 and 1983, a period during which Mandrell also received numerous industry awards and accolades. She retired in November of 1997 and now spends more time with her family.
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Track Listing:
A1. I was Country When Country wasn't Cool
A2. Years
A3. Wish You Were Here
A4. The Best of Strangers
A5. Happy Birthday Dear Heartache
B1. I Don't Want to be Right
B2. Crackers
B3. One of a Kind Pair of Fools
B4. In Times Like These
B5. There's No Love in Tennessee
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Tonearm: Audioquest PT-9
Cartridge: Ortofon X5-MC (Moving Coil)
Phono Cable: Van den Hul D-502 Hybrid
Pre-amplifier: Counterpoint SA 5.1 (vacuum tube Sovtek 6922)
Interconnect: balanced, Belden 1813A cable with Neutrik XLR connectors
Analog to Digital Converter: EMU 1212M (configured for balanced input +4dBu, 0 dB Gain)
Capture software: Goldwave 5.52
Post processing: ClickRepair, setting: 15, reverse, wavelet x3