Lovers, Friends and Strangers

Lovers, Friends and Strangers is the sixth solo studio album by American country music singer, Barbara Mandrell, released in May 1977. The album peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. "Hold Me", the album's only single, peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Lovers, Friends and Strangers
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1, 1977
GenreCountry
Length29:45
LabelABC/Dot Records
ProducerTom Collins
Barbara Mandrell chronology
Midnight Angel
(1976)
Lovers, Friends and Strangers
(1977)
Love's Ups and Downs
(1977)
Singles from Lovers, Friends and Strangers
  1. "Hold Me"
    Released: August 8, 1977
Professional ratings
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AllMusic[1]

Mandrell's success was beginning to build with the release of this album. "Married, But Not to Each Other", the second single from her previous album, Midnight Angel, had peaked at number three on the Billboard county singles chart,[2] which lead to its inclusion on Lovers, Friends, and Strangers. A cover version of "After the Lovin'" was included, which exemplified the type of songs Mandrell was recording at the time. This track was also nominated for a Grammy the following year for Best Female Performance – Country. Like many of her following albums, Lovers, Friends, & Strangers consisted of 10 tracks, instead of 11 like on her previous two releases, This Is Barbara Mandrell and Midnight Angel.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's Loved Me Out of You"Dean Dillon, Gary Harrison2:56
2."Married, But Not to Each Other"Denise LaSalle, Frances Miller2:56
3."This Is Not Another Cheatin' Song 2:47"Rose Lee Maphis, Joe Maphis2:47
4."How Long Does It Take – 2:49"Dillon2:49
5."Bedroom Reunion – 3:30"Dillon, Johnny McCollum3:30
6."Hold Me"Glenn Ray2:54
7."We Are the One"Kent Robbins2:52
8."After the Lovin'"Alan Bernstein, Ritchie Adams3:27
9."Lovers, Friends, and Strangers"Robbins2:42
10."Let My Man Go, Jesus"Don Devaney2:52

Personnel

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  • Barbara Mandrell - lead vocals
  • The Holladay Singers, The Lea Jane Singers - backing vocals
  • Bobby Thompson - banjo
  • Mike Leech, Steve Schaffer - bass guitar
  • Hayward Bishop, Kenny Malone - drums
  • Tommy Williams - fiddle
  • Jimmy Capps, Steve Gibson, Glenn Keener, Chip Young, Reggie Young - guitar
  • Charlie McCoy, Terry McMillan - harmonica
  • Farrell Morris - percussion
  • David Briggs, Bobby Ogdin, Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
  • John Hughey, Hal Rugg - steel guitar
  • George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennid Haight, Sheldon Kurland, Ann Migliore, Steven Smith, Donald Teal, Gary Vanosdale - strings
  • Archie Jordan - string arrangements (tracks 2,5,6,8)
  • Farrell Morris - vibraphone

Charts

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AlbumBillboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1977 Top Country Albums 26

SinglesBillboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Hold Me" Hot Country Singles & Tracks 12

References

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  1. ^ "Lovers, Friends & Strangers Barbara Mandrell". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 213.