Stars of the Grand Ole Opry

Stars of the Grand Ole Opry is fourteenth studio album by American country music artist Jan Howard. It was released in April 1981 via First Generation Records and was produced by Pete Drake. It was Howard's first studio album to be released in five years and her only album to be recorded with the First Generation label. The album spawned one single upon its release. In addition, the album has been reissued in both compact disc and music download formats since its initial release.

Stars of the Grand Ole Opry
Studio album by
Jan Howard
ReleasedApril 1981 (1981-04)
Recorded1981
StudioPete's Place
GenreCountry
LabelFirst Generation
ProducerPete Drake
Jan Howard chronology
Sincerely, Jan Howard
(1975)		 Stars of the Grand Ole Opry
(1981)		 Tainted Love
(1983)
Singles from Stars of the Grand Ole Opry
  1. "Living and Loving Hondo"
    Released: April 1981

Background, release and reception

Stars of the Grand Ole Opry was produced by Pete Drake.[1] Drake asked Howard if she wanted to record an album as part of a series of releases made to promote members of the Grand Ole Opry. Howard agreed and recorded the sessions for the album at Pete's Place, a studio owned by Drake. The record contains re-recordings of songs Howard previously cut. This includes her major hits from the 1960s: "Bad Seed", "Evil on Your Mind" and "The One You Slip Around With". The album also included new material, such as Howard's composition entitled "The Life of a Country Girl Singer". Other new material included the song "Cowboy's Last Ride", which was written by Howard's friend Johnny Cash.[2]

Stars of the Grand Ole Opry was first released in 1981 on First Generation Records in a vinyl record format. Five songs were included on the record's A-side and five on its B-side as well.[3] Stars of the Grand Ole Opry did not reach major chart positions following its original release, notably the Billboard Top Country Albums, where Howard placed many studio albums.[4] The album was later reissued on First Generation Records in September 1998 in compact disc format[5] and in 2011 in a music download format.[6] The album received four of five stars from Allmusic upon its reissue in 1998.[5]

Track listing
Side one[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living and Loving Hondo"
  • Rick Beresford
3:02
2."Cowboy's Last Ride"
3:05
3."Now That He's Gone"
  • Beresford
  • Harlan Sanders
2:45
4."Memories for Sale"
3:33
5."Let Me Be Her Tonight"
  • Don Goodman
  • Kennedy
  • Rose
3:13
Side two[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Life of a Country Girl Singer"
3:09
2."Evil on Your Mind"
2:24
3."Bad Seed"
2:55
4."The One You Slip Around With"
2:17
5."Keepin' the Feelin' Alive"
  • Beresford
3:16

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Stars of the Grand Ole Opry.[2]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

  • Randy Best – engineering
  • Johnny Drake – engineering
  • Pete Drake – producer
  • Al Pachucki – engineering

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States April 1981 Vinyl First Generation [3]
September 28, 1999 Compact disc [5]
2011 Music download [6]

References
  1. McCloud, Barry (1995). Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and Its Performers. Berkeley. ISBN 0399521445.
  2. Howard, Jan (April 1981). "Stars of the Grand Ole Opry (liner notes)". First Generation Records.
  3. "Jan Howard - Stars of the Grand Ole Opry: Jan Howard (1981, Vinyl)". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0898201241.
  5. "Jan Howard [First Generation]: Jan Howard: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  6. "Jan Howard: Stars of the Grand Ole Opry by Jan Howard". Apple Music. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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