Black & White (Janie Frickie album)

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Black & White
Studio album by
Janie Frickie
ReleasedJuly 1986
RecordedMarch 1986
StudioMerit Recording Studio
Genre
LabelColumbia
ProducerNorro Wilson
Janie Frickie chronology
The Very Best of Janie
(1985) 		Black & White
(1986) 		After Midnight
(1987)
Singles from Black & White
  1. "Always Have, Always Will"
    Released: June 1986
  2. "When a Woman Cries"
    Released: November 8, 1986

Black & White is a studio album by American country music artist Janie Frickie. It was released via Columbia Records in July 1986. The project marked the eleventh studio album released in Frickie's music career. The album contained ten tracks of material that mixed country with blues styles. It was the first and only album in Fricke's career to top the America's Billboard country LP's chart. Its two single releases would reach Billboard chart positions, beginning with "Always Have, Always Will."

Background and content[edit]

Janie Frickie had become among the most commercially successful country artists of the 1980s, having a series of number one and top ten songs.[3][4] Her popular recordings varies in musical styles that ranged from ballads to up-tempo country pop material. These styles changed with each producer Frickie worked with during the decade. After working on several albums with Bob Montgomery, Fricke collaborated with producer Norro Wilson for 1986's Black & White.[2] The album was produced in March 1986 at the Merit Recording Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson served as the project's only producer.[5]

Black & White was a collection of ten tracks.[1] The album consisted of both new recordings and covers of previously recorded material. Among its new tracks was Frickie's self-penned "I'd Take You Back Again", Kent Robbins's "Treat Me Like a Vacation" and Johnny Mears's "Always Have, Always Will". Also included was a cover of the country song "Till I Can't Take It Anymore".[5] Billy Joe Royal would later take his version of the song to the top five on the Billboard country chart in 1989.[6]

Release, reception and singles[edit]

Black & White was originally released in July 1986 on Columbia Records. It was Frickie's eleventh studio album released in her career. The album was distributed as a vinyl LP, cassette and compact disc.[5][7][8] In later years, the disc was re-released to digital platforms including Apple Music.[9] Due to constant mispronunciations of her last name, Columbia changed the spelling from "Fricke" to "Frickie" for Black & White.[10] The album was the first in Fricke's career to reach the number one spot on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[11][4] The disc received positive review from critics. Jack Hurst of the Chicago Tribune described it as "excellent" in 1986.[4] Writer Kurt Wolff praised Fricke's voice, calling it "gutsy" and "bluesy".[2]

Two singles were spawned from Black & White. The first was "Always Have, Always Will", which was issued by Columbia Records in June 1986.[12] The song reached the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in October 1986. It was Fricke's final number one single in her career.[13] In October 1986, "When a Woman Cries" was issued as the second and final single.[14] In early 1987, the single peaked at number 20 on the Billboard country chart, becoming her last top 20 song in her career.[13] Both singles reached similar chart positions on Canada's RPM Country survey. "Always Have, Always Will" topped the RPM chart while "When a Woman Cries" climbed to the number ten spot.[15]

Track listing[edit]

Vinyl and cassette versions[edit]

Side one[5][7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Till I Can't Take It Anymore"
3:13
2."He's Breating Down My Neck"
2:49
3."Take Me Like a Vacation"Kent Robbins2:36
4."Nothing Left to Say"
  • Randy Jackson
  • David Stephenson
3:30
5."Comin' Apart at the Seams"
2:45
Side two[5][7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Always Have, Always Will"Johnny Mears3:34
2."Don't Put It Past My Heart"
  • Eddie Burton
  • Thomas Grant
3:12
3."When a Woman Cries"
4:01
4."He's Making a Long Story Short"
  • Doug Gilmore
  • Ed Hunnicutt
  • Bob Marler
3:11
5."I'd Take You Back Again"Janie Frickie3:09

Compact disc and digital versions[edit]

Black & White[8][9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Till I Can't Take It Anymore"
  • Burton
  • Otis
3:15
2."He's Breating Down My Neck"
  • DiPiero
  • House
2:51
3."Take Me Like a Vacation"Robbins2:53
4."Nothing Left to Say"
  • Jackson
  • Stephenson
3:31
5."Comin' Apart at the Seams"
  • Marcum
  • Taylor
2:37
6."Always Have, Always Will"Mears3:41
7."Don't Put It Past My Heart"
  • Burton
  • Grant
3:15
8."When a Woman Cries"
  • Moore
  • Williams
4:06
9."He's Making a Long Story Short"
  • Gilmore
  • Hunnicutt
  • Marler
3:14
10."I'd Take You Back Again"Frickie3:11

Personnel[edit]

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Black & White.[5]

Charts[edit]

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America July 1986 Vinyl Columbia Records [5]
Cassette [7]
Compact disc [8]
United Kingdom Vinyl CBS Records International [18]
North America 2016
  • Music download
  • streaming
 Columbia Records [19][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Black & White: Janie Fricke: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. London: Penguin Books. p. 438. ISBN 1-85828-534-8.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "Janie Fricke Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Hurst, Jack (October 30, 1986). "FRICKE ON A HIGH WITH NEW ALBUM". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Frickie, Janie (July 1986). "Black & White (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Columbia Records. FC-40383.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 455. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  7. ^ a b c d Frickie, Janie (July 1986). "Black & White (Cassette Liner Notes and Album Information)". Columbia Records. FCT-40383.
  8. ^ a b c Frickie, Janie (July 1986). "Black & White (CD Liner Notes and Album Information)". Columbia Records. CK-40383.
  9. ^ a b c "Black & White by Janie Fricke". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  10. ^ Joyce, Mike (May 9, 1986). "Spotlight". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Janie Fricke chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  12. ^ Frickie, Janie (June 1986). ""Always Have, Always Will"/"Don't Put It Past My Heart" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 38-06144.
  13. ^ a b "Janie Fricke chart history (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  14. ^ Frickie, Janie (October 1986). ""When a Woman Cries"/"Nothing Left to Say" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 38-06417.
  15. ^ "Search results for "Janie Fricke" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Janie Fricke Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  17. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  18. ^ Fricke, Janie (July 1986). "Black & White (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". CBS Records International. CBS-57022.
  19. ^ "Press Release: Sony Legacy Releases Four Janie Fricke Albums Digitally For The First Time Ever". The Country Note. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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