Moments (Barbara Mandrell album)
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Moments is the nineteenth studio album released by American country
artist Barbara Mandrell
. The album was released in August 1986 on MCA Records
and was produced by Tom Collins. It would be her final studio release for the MCA label before switiching to EMI America Records
in 1987.
, two months before its official release. Moments contained ten tracks of newly-recorded material. Mandrell's musical style and sound changed for the album, as most of its track had a significant traditional country music
approach, as traditional musical styles were reentering country music. This was exemplified in such songs as the sixth track, "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You". The album was issued as a LP album
, with five songs contained on each side of the record. The album has not since been reissued on a compact disc
.
Moments was not provided with any music reviews by critics including Allmusic.
Country Tracks chart the same year. Moments was released in August 1986, a month after the single's release. The album peaked at #53 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart after its release, Mandrell's lowest peak on the chart. Shortly after its release, Mandrell left MCA Records and switched to EMI America Records
in 1987.
Side two
Singles
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s...
. The album was released in August 1986 on MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
and was produced by Tom Collins. It would be her final studio release for the MCA label before switiching to EMI America Records
EMI America Records
EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. It absorbed Liberty Records in 1984. In the late 1980s EMI America was consolidated with Manhattan Records to form EMI Manhattan Records, which later became known simply as EMI in 1990, then part of EMI...
in 1987.
Background
Moments was recorded in June 1986 in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, two months before its official release. Moments contained ten tracks of newly-recorded material. Mandrell's musical style and sound changed for the album, as most of its track had a significant traditional country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
approach, as traditional musical styles were reentering country music. This was exemplified in such songs as the sixth track, "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You". The album was issued as a LP album
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, with five songs contained on each side of the record. The album has not since been reissued on a compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
.
Moments was not provided with any music reviews by critics including Allmusic.
Release
Moments only spawned one single. The lead single was the album's sixth track "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You". The single was released in July 1986 and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In addition, the single also reached #5 on the Canadian RPMRPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart the same year. Moments was released in August 1986, a month after the single's release. The album peaked at #53 on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart after its release, Mandrell's lowest peak on the chart. Shortly after its release, Mandrell left MCA Records and switched to EMI America Records
EMI America Records
EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. It absorbed Liberty Records in 1984. In the late 1980s EMI America was consolidated with Manhattan Records to form EMI Manhattan Records, which later became known simply as EMI in 1990, then part of EMI...
in 1987.
Track listing
Side one- "Love's Gonna Get You" – 3:47
- "Love is Adventure in the Great Unknown" – 3:00
- "I'd Put Angels Around You" – 3:04
- "Freedom Feels Like Loneliness Today" – 2:32
- "Come As You Were" – 2:46
Side two
- "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You" – 3:12
- "Grand Tour of My Heart" – 4:00
- "You Know What I'm Not Talking About" – 3:01
- "(You're Still My) Hand Holder" – 3:23
- "Moments" – 3:02
Sales chart positions
Album| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Top Country Albums | 53 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | ||
| 1986 | "No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You" | 6 | 5 |