Jan Howard discography explained

Artist:Jan Howard
Studio:17
Compilation:6
Singles:51
Option:1
Option Name:Box sets
1Option:5
1Option Name:Collaborative studio albums
2Option:7
2Option Name:Collaborative singles
3Option:2
3Option Name:Other charted songs
4Option:12
4Option Name:Other album appearances

The discography of American country artist Jan Howard contains 17 studio albums (five of which were collaborative releases), six compilation albums, 51 singles (seven of which were collaborative singles), one box set, two other charted songs and 12 additional album appearances. Her recordings were issued as singles beginning in 1958. The first to chart was issued by Challenge Records called "The One You Slip Around With". Released in 1959, it rose into the US Hot Country Songs top 20. It was followed by two duets with Wynn Stewart, including the chart record "Wrong Company". Howard's debut studio album, Sweet and Sentimental, featured dual credit with The Jordanaires and was issued by Capitol Records in 1962. In 1963, "I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again" reached the top 30 of the US country songs chart.

The 1964 single, "What Makes a Man Wander", reached number 25 on the US country chart. It was recorded on Decca Records where most of Howard's material was released on. Her 1966 recording of "Evil on Your Mind" reached the US country songs top five, becoming one of two top ten solo singles in her career. The follow-up, "Bad Seed", was her second solo top ten entry. Both songs appeared on corresponding 1966 studio albums that entered the US Top Country Albums chart: Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind and Bad Seed. Eight more of Howard's solo singles made the top 40 on the US country chart. This included the top 20 singles "Count Your Blessings, Woman" (1968), "My Son" (1968) and "We Had All the Good Things Going" (1969). They appeared on studio albums that made the US country chart as well such as Jan Howard (1969) and Rock Me Back to Little Rock (1970).

Beginning in 1965, Howard formed a duet partnership with Bill Anderson. Their 1967 single became her only chart-topping recording: "For Loving You". Between 1968 and 1972, the duo recorded four studio albums beginning with 1968's For Loving You. The album rose to number six on the US country chart. Their 1972 album Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)) also made the US country top ten. The Anderson-Howard duo also had three more US and Canadian RPM top ten country songs: "If It's All the Same to You" (1969), "Someday We'll Be Together" (1970) and "Dis-Satisfied" (1971). Howard continued recording with Decca through 1974 before releasing Sincerely, Jan Howard (1975) on the GRT label. Her final charting singles were issued in the late 1970s and she released three more studio albums through the 1980s.

Albums

Solo studio albums

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[1]
Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind
  • Released: June 1966
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
10
Bad Seed
  • Released: November 1966
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
13
This Is Jan Howard Country
  • Released: October 1967
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
9
Count Your Blessings, Woman
  • Released: June 1968
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
27
Jan Howard
  • Released: June 1969
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
25
For God and Country
  • Released: January 1970
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
Rock Me Back to Little Rock
  • Released: June 1970
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
42
Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel
  • Released: March 1972
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
40
Sincerely, Jan Howard
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: GRT
  • Formats: LP
Stars of the Grand Ole Opry
  • Released: April 1981
  • Label: First Generation
  • Formats: LP, cassette
Tainted Love
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: AVI
  • Formats: LP, cassette
Jan Howard
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Dot/MCA
  • Formats: LP, cassette
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative studio albums

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Country

Sweet and Sentimental
  • Released: October 1962
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP
For Loving You
  • Released: February 1968
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
6
If It's All the Same to You
  • Released: March 1970
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
25
Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)
  • Released: January 1972
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
9
Singing His Praise
  • Released: March 1972
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Sweethearts of Country Music
Jan Howard[2]
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Wrangler
  • Formats: LP
The Real Me[3]
  • Released: April 1968
  • Label: Tower
  • Formats: LP
Bad Seed[4]
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Coral
  • Formats: LP
Rock Me Back to Little Rock[5]
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Hilltop/Pickwick
  • Formats: LP
The Very Best of Wynn Stewart &<br />Jan Howard [6]

Box sets

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Through the Years with Jan Howard[7]
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD

Singles

As lead artist

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Cou.

[8]
[9]
CAN
Cou.

[10]
"Pick Me Up on Your Way Down"[11] 1958rowspan="10"
"Weeping Willow (Weep for Me)"[12] 1959
"The One You Slip Around With"13
"If Your Conscience Can't Stop You (How Can I)"[13] 1960
"I've Got My Pride"[14]
"All Alone Again"[15] 1961
"Careless Hands"[16]
"Bring It on Back to Me"[17]
"Tomorrow You Won't Even Know My Name"[18] 1962
"Whatcha Gonna Do for an Encore"[19]
"Looking Back"[20] Sweet and Sentimental
"Wind Me Up"[21] 1963rowspan="4"
"I Can't Stop Crying"[22]
"I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again"27
"I Walked a Hundred Miles"[23] 1964
"What Makes a Man Wander"25 Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind
"I've Got Feelings Too"[24] 1965
"You Don't Find a Good Man Everyday"[25]
"Evil on Your Mind"19665
"Bad Seed"10 Bad Seed
"Any Old Way You Do"196732 This Is Jan Howard Country
"Roll Over and Play Dead"26
"Count Your Blessings, Woman"196816 6Count Your Blessings, Woman
"I Still Believe in Love"27 8Jan Howard
"My Son"15 28
"When We Tried"196924
"We Had All the Good Things Going"20 Rock Me Back to Little Rock
"Rock Me Back to Little Rock"197026
"The Soul You Never Had"64 rowspan="3"
"Baby, Without You"197156
"Dallas, You've Won"[26]
"Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel"36 14Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel
"Let Him Have It"197243
"New York City Song"[27] rowspan="2"
"Too Many Ties That Bind"197374
"Seein' Is Believin'"197496 Sincerely, Jan Howard
"I'm Alright 'Til I See You"[28] 1975
"You'll Never Know"[29]
"I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in
My Arms)
"
197770 rowspan="3"
"Better Off Alone"65
"To Love a Rolling Stone"197893
"Living and Loving Hondo"[30] 1981Stars of the Grand Ole Opry
"Tainted Love"[31] 1983Tainted Love
"Silver Tongue and Gold Plated Lies"[32] 1984
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As a collaborative artist

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YearPeak chart
positions
Album
US
Cou.


CAN
Cou.

"Yankee Go Home"
(with Wynn Stewart)[33]
1959rowspan="2"
"Wrong Company"
(with Wynn Stewart)
196026
"I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)"
(with Bill Anderson)
196529 If It's All the Same to You
"For Loving You"
(with Bill Anderson)
19671 9For Loving You
"If It's All the Same to You"
(with Bill Anderson)
19692 8If It's All the Same to You
"Someday We'll Be Together"
(with Bill Anderson)
19704 3Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)
"Dis-Satisfied"
(with Bill Anderson)
19714 11
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

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Country

"Time Out" 196544If It's All the Same to You
"Marriage Has Ruined More Good Love Affairs"197157

Other album appearances

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YearOther artist(s)Album
"Daddy Sang Bass" 1969Johnny CashThe Holy Land[34]
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" 1979Johnny Cash,
Anita Carter,
Helen Carter,
June Carter Cash
Silver[35]
"I'm Gonna Try to Be That Way"Johnny CashA Believer Sings the Truth[36]
"Just as I Am"1988More Gospel Country[37]
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"K-Tel Presents Christmas Favorites[38]
"Anna"2001Hank LocklinGenerations in Song[39]
"Those Were the Days" 2005Dolly PartonThose Were the Days[40]
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"2007Bill Anderson,
Vince Gill
Whisperin' Bluegrass[41]
"Where No One Stands Alone"2010George Hamilton IVOld Fashioned Hymns and Gospel Songs... for Those Who Miss Them![42]
"Every Hour, Every Day"Johnny CashLonging for Old Virginia[43]
"We're Still Hangin' In There Ain't We Jessi"2017Jessi Colter,
Jeannie Seely
Written in Song[44]
"You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd"2018Bill Anderson,
John Anderson,
Bellamy Brothers,
Roy Clark,
Larry Gatlin,
Bobby Goldsboro,
Brenda Lee,
Roger Miller,
Tanya Tucker
King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller[45]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Jan Howard Chart History -- Country Albums . . 18 January 2020.
  2. Howard . Jan . Jan Howard (LP Album Information) . Wrangler Records . 1962 . WS-31005.
  3. Howard . Jan . The Real Me (LP Album Information) . . April 1968 . DT-5119.
  4. Howard . Jan . Bad Seed (LP Album Information) . . 1973 . CB-20007.
  5. Howard . Jan . Rock Me Back to Little Rock (LP Album Information) . Hilltop Records/Pickwick Records . 1976 . JS-6174.
  6. Howard . Jan . Stewart . Wynn . The Very Best of Wynn Stewart & Jan Howard (CD Album Information) . . August 10, 2004 . 302-066-575-2.
  7. Howard . Jan . Through the Years with Jan Howard (CD Box Set Information) . Self-released . 2005 . Collector's Edition-0317.
  8. Jan Howard Chart History -- Country Songs . . 18 January 2020.
  9. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  10. Search results for "Jan Howard" under Country Singles. RPM. 16 January 2013.
  11. Howard . Jan . "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down"/"I Wish I Could Fall in Love Again"" . Sundown Records . 1958 . S-112.
  12. Howard . Jan . "Weeping Willow (Weep for Me)"/"Make an Honest Woman Out of Me" (7" single) . Jackpot Records . May 1959 . 48018.
  13. Howard . Jan . "If Your Conscience Can't Stop You (How Can I)"/"Many Dreams Ago" (7" vinyl single) . . May 1960 . 59080.
  14. Howard . Jan . "I've Got My Pride"/"A World I can't Live In" (7" vinyl single) . . October 1960 . 59094.
  15. Howard . Jan . "All Alone Again"/"Too Many Teardrops Too Late" (7" vinyl single) . . February 1961 . 59106.
  16. Howard . Jan . "Careless Hands"/"Let Me Know" (7" vinyl single) . . May 1961 . 9112.
  17. Howard . Jan . "Bring It on Back to Me"/"My Baby's in Berlin" (7" vinyl single) . . September 1961 . 9125.
  18. Howard . Jan . "Tomorrow You Won't Even Know My Time"/"Please Pass the Kisses" (7" vinyl single) . . April 1962 . 4744.
  19. Howard . Jan . "Whatcha Gonna Do for an Encore"/"The Real Me" (7" vinyl single) . . August 1962 . 4817.
  20. Howard . Jan . "Looking Back"/"See One Broken Heart (You've Seen Them All)" (7" vinyl single) . . November 1962 . 4869.
  21. Howard . Jan . "Wind Me Up"/"You've Got Me Where You Want Me" (7" vinyl single) . . February 1963 . 4918.
  22. Howard . Jan . "I Can't Stop Crying"/"Dime a Dozen" (7" vinyl single) . . June 1963 . 4987.
  23. Howard . Jan . "I Walked a Hundred Miles"/"I'm Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail" (7" vinyl single) . . April 1964 . 5122.
  24. Howard . Jan . "I've Got Feelings Too"/"What Do You Want Now" (7" vinyl single) . . May 1965 . 31791.
  25. Howard . Jan . "You Don't Find a Good Man Everyday"/"I Don't Mind" (7" vinyl single) . . October 1965 . 31858.
  26. Howard . Jan . "Dallas, You've Won"/"Love Is a Sometimes Thing" (7" vinyl single) . . April 1971 . 32822.
  27. Howard . Jan . "New York City Song"/"It's Your World" (7" vinyl single) . . September 1972 . 33019.
  28. Howard . Jan . "I'm Alright 'Til I See You"/"Get It (While the Gettin's Good)" (7" vinyl single) . . January 1975 . GRT-019.
  29. Howard . Jan . "You'll Never Know"/"The Wedding Song" (7" vinyl single) . . May 1975 . GRT-024.
  30. Howard . Jan . "Living and Loving Hondo"/"The One You Slip Around With" (7" vinyl single) . First Generation Records . April 1981 . FGS-005.
  31. Howard . Jan . "Tainted Love"/"My Friend" (7" vinyl single) . . 1983 . AVI-347-S.
  32. Howard . Jan . "Silver Tongue and Gold Plated Lies"/"As Often as Needed for Pain" (7" vinyl single) . . 1984 . AVI-83151.
  33. Howard . Jan . Stewart . Wynn . "Yankee Go Home"/"How the Other Half Lives" (7" vinyl single) . . December 1958 . 48014.
  34. Web site: Papadatos . Markos . Interview with Jan Howard: Classiest Lady in Country Music . Digital Journal . 19 January 2020.
  35. Web site: Johnny Cash -- Silver (1979, Vinyl) . . 19 January 2020.
  36. Web site: Johnny Cash -- A Believer Sings the Truth (1979, Vinyl) . . 19 January 2020.
  37. Web site: More Gospel Country -- Various artists -- Songs, reviews, credits . . 19 January 2020.
  38. Web site: K-Tel Presents Christmas Favorites -- Various artists -- Songs, reviews, credits . . 19 January 2020.
  39. Web site: Generations in Song -- Hank Locklin -- Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 19 January 2020.
  40. Web site: Cover versions of "Those Were the Days" . Second Hand Songs . 19 January 2020.
  41. Web site: Whisperin' Bluegrass -- Bill Anderson -- Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 19 January 2020.
  42. Web site: Old Fashioned Hymns and Gospel Songs... for Those Who Miss Them! -- George Hamilton IV . . 19 January 2020.
  43. Web site: Johnny Cash -- Longing for Old Virginia (2010, CD) . . 19 January 2020.
  44. Web site: Jeannie Seely's New Album 'Written In Song' Available Now . The Country Note . 19 January 2020.
  45. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miler -- various artists -- songs, reviews, credits . . 19 January 2020.