Wanda Jackson (album) explained
Wanda Jackson is the debut studio album by country music and rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson. It was released in July 1958 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-1041).[1]
In the annual poll of country music disc jockeys by Billboard magazine, it was ranked as the No. 15 album of 1958.[2]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.[3] Reviewer William Ruhlman wrote that Jackson showed versatility on the album, performing songs in traditional country and pop styles, in addition to the rockabilly style that brought her fame.[3]
Track listing
Side A
- "Day Dreaming" (Bill Cantrell, Quinton Claunch, Bud Deckelman) [3:08]
- "I Wanna Waltz" (Thelma Blackmon) [2:04]
- "Heartbreak Ahead" (Dorothy Summers Brown) [2:48]
- "Making Believe" (Jimmy Work) [2:19]
- "Here We Are Again" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) [2:51]
- "Long Tall Sally" (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman) [1:59]
Side B
- "Just Call Me Lonesome" (Rex Griffin) [3:09]
- "Let Me Go Lover" (Jenny Lou Carson, Al Hill) [2:14]
- "Money, Honey" (Jesse Stone) [2:14]
- "I Can't Make My Dreams Understood" (Buck Bryant, Jim West) [2:23]
- "Happy, Happy Birthday" (Gilbert Lopez, Margo Sylvia) [2:38]
- "Let's Have a Party" (Jessie Mae Robinson) [2:11]
Bonus tracks
- "Half as Good a Girl" (Jack Rhodes)
- "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (Dick Reynolds, Jack Rhodes)
- "Cryin' Through the Night" (Oscar Levant)
- "Let Me Explain" (Chuck Willis)
- "No Wedding Bells for Joe" (Jim Coleman, Marijohn Wilkin)
- "Just a Queen For a Day" (Harlan Howard)
Notes and References
- Web site: Wanda Jackson - Wanda Jackson. Discogs. December 21, 2020.
- News: Favorite C&W Albums. The Billboard. November 17, 1958. 22.
- Web site: Wanda Jackson. AllMusic. December 21, 2020.
