| Jacky Ward | |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1942 |
| Origin: | Groveton, Texas, United States |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Genre: | Country |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 1972–1982 |
| Label: | Target Mercury Asylum |
| Associated Acts: | Reba McEntire |
Jacky Ward (born November 18, 1942, Groveton, Texas, United States)[1] is an American country music artist. He is popularly known worldwide for his 1977 hit single "Fools Fall in Love".
Between 1972 and 1982, he released four albums with Mercury Records, and charted more than 15 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking single, "A Lover's Question", reached number three on the charts in 1978. In Ward's career, he recorded three duets with Reba McEntire, including McEntire's first top-40 country hit, "Three Sheets in the Wind". After leaving Mercury in the early 1980s, Ward briefly signed with Asylum Records, releasing a cover of Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man" that year. Although he released four singles for the label, Ward never issued an album on Asylum, and left the country music business in the late 1980s.
In the 1980s, he also hosted a show on The Nashville Network called Dancin' USA.
Jacky Ward left the country music industry in 1985. He has been a minister and teacher of the gospel for over 20 years. He is presently the interim pastor of West Corinth Baptist Church in Corinth, Mississippi.
| Year | Album | US Country | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Big Blue Diamond | — | Target | |
| 1977 | A Lover's Question | 41 | Mercury | |
| 1978 | Rainbow | 46 | ||
| 1979 | The Best of Jacky Ward | — | ||
| 1980 | More! | — | ||
| 1982 | Night After Night | 45 | Asylum | |
| 1983 | Greatest Hits | — | Premier |
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1962 | "I Want You/Little Boy With A Lonely Heart"** | Single only | ||
| 1972 | "Big Blue Diamond" | 39 | — | Big Blue Diamond |
| 1973 | "Dream Weaver" | 88 | — | Single only |
| 1975 | "Stealin'" | 50 | — | A Lover's Question |
| "Dance Her by Me (One More Time)" | 38 | 45 | ||
| 1976 | "She'll Throw Stones at You" | 92 | — | |
| "I Never Said It Would Be Easy" | 24 | 26 | ||
| 1977 | "Texas Angel" | 31 | — | |
| "Why Not Tonight" | 69 | — | ||
| "Fools Fall in Love" | 9 | 16 | ||
| 1978 | "A Lover's Question"A | 3 | 6 | |
| "Three Sheets in the Wind"/ "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (with Reba McEntire) | 20 | — | single only | |
| "I Want to Be in Love" | 24 | — | Rainbow | |
| "Rhythm of the Rain" | 11 | 9 | ||
| 1979 | "Wisdom of a Fool" | 8 | — | |
| "That Makes Two of Us" (with Reba McEntire) | 26 | — | The Best of Jacky Ward | |
| "You're My Kind of Woman" | 14 | — | ||
| 1980 | "I'd Do Anything for You" | 32 | — | |
| "Save Your Heart for Me" | 8 | — | More | |
| "That's the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls" | 7 | — | ||
| 1981 | "Somethin' on the Radio" | 13 | — | |
| 1982 | "Travelin' Man" | 32 | — | Night After Night |
| "Take the Mem'ry When You Go" | 57 | — | ||
| 1983 | "The Night's Almost Over" | 85 | — | Singles only |
| 1988 | "Can't Get to You from Here" | 83 | — | |
. Joel Whitburn . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits . July 25, 2008 . 2004 . 371. 9780823082919 .