Jeanne Pruett (1974 album) explained

Jeanne Pruett
Type:studio
Artist:Jeanne Pruett
Cover:Jeanne Pruett--1974.jpg
Recorded:1974
Studio:Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Label:MCA
Producer:Walter Haynes
Prev Title:Satin Sheets
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:Honey on His Hands
Next Year:1975

Jeanne Pruett is a studio album by American country music artist Jeanne Pruett. It was released in June 1974 on MCA Records and was produced by Walter Haynes. It was Pruett's third studio album issued in her recording career. The project was also one of two eponymous studio albums she released in her career.

The album consists of 11 tracks, two of which were released as singles and became major hits.

Background and content

Jeanne Pruett was recorded in 1974 at Bradley's Barn, a studio located in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Walter Haynes. It was Pruett's third production assignment with Haynes.[1] The album was a collection of 11 tracks. Four of the album's tracks were written by Pruett herself. Among the self-penned songs was a remake of her 1971 single "Hold on to My Unchanging Love". The eponymous release also featured songs written by established country music songwriters. This included Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, who wrote the track "Come to Me". The album also included a cover version of Don Williams' "Lay Down Beside Me". In later years, the song would become a major hit for Williams.[1]

Release and reception

Jeanne Pruett was released in June 1974 on MCA Records, becoming her third studio recording.[1] It was issued as a vinyl LP, with five songs featured on "side one" and six songs featured on "side two" of the record.[2] Upon its release, the album debuted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and spent 15 weeks on it before reaching number 19 in August 1974.[3] The eponymous release was reviewed positively by Billboard magazine in 1974, praising her self-written material. "To say she gets better with each release is an understatement. This marvelous singer has done a phenomenal job with the entire album, but the best cuts are those she has done from her own pen," staff writers wrote.[4]

The album included two singles that became major hits between 1973 and 1974. The first to be released was "I'm Your Woman" in August 1973. The song became Pruett's second major hit, reaching number eight on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[5] It also became a major hit on the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart, reaching number eight as well.[6] The second and final single released was "You Don't Need to Move a Mountain" in February 1974.[5] Spending 14 weeks on the Hot Country Singles chart, it peaked at number 15 in May.[7] It also made a chart appearance on the RPM country chart, reaching only number 34.[6]

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Jeanne Pruett.[1]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. Pruett . Jeanne . Jeanne Pruett (Album Information and Liner Notes) . . June 1974.
  2. Web site: Jeanne Pruett -- Jeanne Pruett (1974, Vinyl) . . 11 May 2020.
  3. Jeanne Pruett chart history . . 11 May 2020.
  4. Billboard's Top Album Picks . . June 22, 1974 . 86 . 25 . 56.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. Web site: Search results for "Jeanne Pruett" under RPM Country Singles. RPM. September 9, 2011.
  7. "You Don't Need to Move a Mountain" chart history . . 11 May 2020.