STANDING ROOM ONLY

BARBARA MANDRELL

SONGWRITERS: C. SILVER & S. MANCHESTER

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: THIS IS BARBARA MANDRELL

LABEL: ABC RECORDS

GENRE: FOLK

YEAR: 1976

This Is Barbara Mandrell is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Barbara Mandrell, released in May 1976.

This was Mandrell's first album with ABC/Dot Records, her new record company. Mandrell had previously been signed to Columbia Records from 1969 to 1974, though only achieving modest success, especially with her albums. The first single off this album, "Standing Room Only", became her first Top 5 Country hit. Mandrell had only had four Top 10 hits under her previous record company over the course of five years. Following "Standing Room Only", two further singles were released. The second, "That's What Friends Are For", peaked at #16 and the third, "Love Is Thin Ice", only reached the Top 25. The album sold slightly better than her previous albums had done, peaking farther on the Top Country Albums chart at #26. This album set the stage for Mandrell's eventual success in the following decade, with further Top 10 singles, some of them reaching #1. Unlike most of Barbara's other albums, This Is Barbara Mandrell, consists of 11 tracks instead of 10.

Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American country music singer, musician, and actress. She is known for a long series of country hits in the 1970s and 1980s as well as her own prime-time variety TV show on NBC that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of that period. She gave her last concert at the Grand Ole Opry House on October 23, 1997, and subsequently retired from performing music. Mandrell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009. Mandrell was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016. Although retired, Mandrell is still a member of the Grand Ole Opry; an honor she has held since 1972.

Mandrell has won two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, four Academy of Country Music Awards and four Country Music Association Awards. She was the first performer to win the Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year twice (1980, 1981), having also won the Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year in 1980.

Mandrell's first Billboard number-one hit was 1978's "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed", immediately followed by "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" in early 1979. In 1980, "Years" also reached number one. She added one more chart topper in each of the next three years. "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" (her signature song), then "'Till You're Gone" and "One of a Kind Pair of Fools", all hit number one between 1981 and 1983, a period during which Mandrell also received numerous industry awards and accolades.

You must think my bed's a bus stop

The way you come and go

I ain't seen you with the lights on

Two nights in a row

So pack your rusty razor

Don't bother with goodbye

Your cup runneth over

But mine is always dry

Standing room only

I can't stand no more

Standing room only

Outside my door

Don't help me set the table

'Cause now there's one less place

I won't lay mama's silver

For a man who won't say grace

If home is where the heart is

Then your home's on the street

Me, I'll read a good book

Turn out the lights and go to sleep

Standing room only

I can't stand no more, no more

Standing room only

Outside my door

Standing room only

I can't stand no more, no more

Standing room only

Outside my door.

STURT

SHEENA EASTON

SONGWRITERS: DORE CHARLIE & LITTMAN JULIAN NICHOLAS HUGH

COUNTRY: u.s.a.

ALBUM: A Private Heaven

LABEL: EMI AMERICA

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1984

"Strut" is a song recorded by Sheena Easton for her album A Private Heaven(1984). It was released by EMI America in August 1984 as the album's lead single and peaked that November at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (its Cash Box peak was #4). "Strut" was composed by singer/songwriter Charlie Dore (who had had a moderate solo hit of her own in the U.S. with "Pilot of the Airwaves" several years prior) and her longtime songwriting partner, Julian Littman.

Easton had been sent the demo for the song by Christopher Neil who had been Easton's first producer. Like its parent album overall, the "Strut" single and accompanying video signaled Easton's shift towards a more sexually suggestive image.

The song appears to be about the singer being upset with a man for wanting her to be like a previous lover, and about the sexism of men in general for wanting or expecting women to behave in a certain fashion ("Strut, pout/Put it out/That's what you want from women").

"Strut" was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 27th Grammy Awards.

In the UK - where "Strut" was released in November 1984 - the track became the first US Top 40 single by Easton to completely miss the Top 100 of the UK charts.

"Strut" was one of two songs performed by Easton at the opening ceremonies of Expo 86 in Vancouver 2 May 1986 (her second song was "For Your Eyes Only").

In 1986 Easton, dressed as a geisha, performed "Strut" in a Japanese TV commercial for shōchū.

Sheena Shirley Easton(née Orr; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. She is a dual British-American citizen. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme The Big Time: Pop Singer, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.

Easton's first two singles, "Modern Girl" and "9 to 5", both entered the UK Top Ten, and she was the first UK female artist to appear twice in the same Top Ten since Ruby Murray. In 1981, "9 to 5" (retitled "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" for the US market) topped the US Hot 100, making her the third UK female solo artist to achieve this, following Petula Clark and Lulu, and she became one of the most successful British female performers of the 1980s.

A six-time Grammy nominee in the U.S., Easton is a two-time Grammy Award winner, winning Best New Artist in 1982 and Best Mexican-American Performance in 1985, for her duet with Luis Miguel on the song "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres". She has received five U.S. Gold albums and one U.S. Platinum album. She has recorded 16 studio albums, released 45 singles total worldwide, and had 20 consecutive US singles, including 15 U.S. Top 40 singles, seven U.S. top tens and one U.S. No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1981 and 1991. She also had 25 top 40 hits in international territories around the world. In Canada, Easton scored three gold and two platinum albums. She has sold over 20 million records and singles worldwide.

Easton became the first recording artist in history to have a Top 5 hit on each of Billboard's primary singles charts, with "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" (both pop and adult contemporary), "We've Got Tonight" with Kenny Rogers(country) and "Sugar Walls" (both R&B and dance).

Easton's other hits include the James Bond theme "For Your Eyes Only", "Strut", "U Got the Look" and "The Arms of Orion" with Prince, "The Lover in Me" and "What Comes Naturally". She has worked with prominent vocalists and producers, such as Prince, Christopher Neil, Kenny Rogers, David Foster, Luis Miguel, L.A. Reid & Babyface, Patrice Rushen and Nile Rodgers.

He said, "Baby, what's wrong with you?

Why don't you use your imagination?"

(Oh no, oh no)

"Nations go to war over women like you

It's just a form of appreciation"

"Come on over here, lay your clothes on the chair

Now let the lace fall across your shoulder"

(Oh no, oh no)

"Standing in the half-light, you're almost like her

So take it slow like your daddy told ya"

Strut, pout, put it out

That's what you want from women

Come on, baby, whatcha takin' me for?

Strut, pout, cut it out

All takin' and no givin'
Watch me baby, while I walk out the door

I said, "Honey, I don't like this game

You make me feel like a girl for hire"

(Oh no, oh no)

"All this fascination with leather and lace

Is just the smoke from another fire"

He said, "Honey, don't stop a speeding train

Before it reaches it destination"

(Oh no, oh no)

"Lie down here beside me, oh, have some fun too

Don't turn away from your true vocation"

Strut, pout, put it out

That's what you want from women

Come on, baby, whatcha takin' me for?

Strut, pout, cut it out

All takin' and no givin'

Watch me baby, while I walk out the door

I won't be your baby doll

Be your baby doll

I won't be your baby doll

Be your baby doll

Strut, pout, put it out

That's what you want from women

Come on, baby, whatcha takin' me for?

Strut, pout, cut it out

All takin' and no givin'

Watch me baby, while I walk out the door

Strut, pout, put it out

That's what you want from women

Come on, baby, whatcha takin' me for?

Strut, pout, cut it out

All takin' and no givin'

Watch me baby, while I walk out the door.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY...

PATSY CLINE

SONGWRITERS: PETER DE ROSE & BILLY HILL

COUNTRY: U. S.A.

ALBUM: PATSY CLINE SHOWWCASE

LABEL: DECCA RECORDS

GENRE: COUNTRY

YEAR: 1961

"Have You Ever Been Lonely? (Have You Ever Been Blue?) "is a popular song with music by Peter De Rose and lyrics by Billy Hill(writing under the name of George Brown), published in 1932. It has been recorded by many singers, becoming a standard.

Showcase is a studio album by American country music singer Patsy Cline, recorded with The Jordanaires and released November 27, 1961. It was Cline's second studio album and her first since Patsy Cline in 1957.

Patsy Cline(born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music. Cline had several major hits during her eight-year recording career, including two number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart.

Cline's first professional performances began at the local WINC radio station when she was fifteen. In the early 1950s, Cline began appearing in a local band led by performer Bill Peer. Various local appearances led to featured performances on Connie B. Gay's Town and Country television broadcasts. It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star label in 1954. She had minor success with her earliest Four Star singles including "A Church, A Courtroom and Goodbye" (1955) and "I've Loved and Lost Again" (1956). In 1957 however, Cline made her first national television appearance on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. After performing "Walkin' After Midnight", the single would become her first major hit on both the country and pop charts.

Cline's further singles with Four Star Records were unsuccessful, although she continued performing and recording. After marrying in 1957 and giving birth in 1958, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to further her career. Working with new manager Randy Hughes, Cline would become a member of the Grand Ole Opry and then move to Decca Records in 1960. Under the direction of producer Owen Bradley, her musical sound shifted and she achieved consistent success. The 1961 single "I Fall to Pieces" would become her first to top the Billboard country chart. As the song became a hit, Cline was severely injured in an automobile accident, which caused her to spend a month in the hospital. After recovering, her next single release "Crazy" would also become a major hit.

Between 1962 and 1963, Cline had hits with "She's Got You", "When I Get Through with You", "So Wrong" and "Leavin' on Your Mind". She also toured and headlined shows with more frequency. In March 1963, Cline appeared at a benefit show in Kansas City, Missouri. To return home, she boarded a plane along with country performers Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and manager Randy Hughes. Upon hitting rough weather, the plane crashed outside of Camden, Tennessee, killing all those on board.

Since her death, Cline has been cited as one of the most celebrated, respected and influential performers of the 20th century. Her music has influenced performers of various styles and genres. She has also been seen as a forerunner for women in country music, being among the first to sell records and headline concerts. In 1973, she became the first female performer to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In the 1980s, Cline's posthumous successes continued in the mass media. She was portrayed twice in major motion pictures, including the 1985 biopic Sweet Dreams starring Jessica Lange. Several documentaries and stage shows were released during this time, including the 1988 musical Always...Patsy Cline. A 1991 box set of her recordings was issued that received critical acclaim. Her greatest hits álbum sold over 10 million copies in 2005. In 2011, Cline's childhood home was restored as a museum for visitors and fans to tour.

Have you ever been lonely

have you ever been blue

have you ever loved someone

just as I love you

Can't you see that I'm sorry

for each mistake I made

can't you see I've changed, dear

can't you see that I've paid

Oh, be a little forgiving

take me back in your heart

how can I go on living

now that we're apart

If you knew what I been through

you would know why i ask you

have you ever been lonely

have you ever been blue

Be a little forgiving

take me back in your heart

how can I go on living

now that we're apart

If you knew what I been through

you would know why I ask you

have you ever been lonely

have you ever been blue.

 LIKE A ROLLING STONE

BOB DYLAN 

SONGWRITER: ROBERT DYLAN

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED/LIVE

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: FOLK ROCK

YEAR: 1965

The origin of these lyrics was in a piece of verse Bob Dylan wrote in June 1965, after he had returned from an exhausting tour of England. He reworked it into four verses and a chorus of this song.

At first, this song made an unsuccessful demo in 3/4 time. Al Kooper, a session musician, helped Bob Dylan to finish it by improvising the organ riff.

Columbia Records wasn't satisfied with both the song's length (over six minutes) and its heavy electric sound. Only a month later they made a decision to release a single, after a copy had been leaked to a new popular music club and had been heard by influential DJs.

Despite the fact that radio stations were reluctant to play such a long track, "Like a Rolling Stone" reached number 2 on the US Billboard charts and became a hit throughout the world.

Highway 61 Revisited is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 30, 1965 by Columbia Records. Having until then recorded mostly acoustic music, Dylan used rock musicians as his backing band on every track of the album, except for the closing track, the 11-minute ballad "Desolation Row". Critics have focused on the innovative way Dylan combined driving, blues-based music with the subtlety of poetry to create songs that captured the political and cultural chaos of contemporary America. Author Michael Gray has argued that, in an important sense, the 1960s "started" with this album.

Leading with the hit song "Like a Rolling Stone", the album features songs that Dylan has continued to perform live over his long career, including "Ballad of a Thin Man" and the title track. He named the album after the major American highway which connected his birthplace of Duluth, Minnesota, to southern cities famed for their musical heritage, including St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, and the Delta blues area of Mississippi.

Highway 61 Revisited peaked at No. 3 in the United States charts and No. 4 in the United Kingdom. It was voted number 26 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums(2000). The album was ranked No. 4 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". "Like a Rolling Stone" was a top-10 hit in several countries, and was listed at No. 1 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. Two other songs, "Desolation Row" and "Highway 61 Revisited", were listed at No. 187 and No. 373 respectively.

Once upon a time you dressed so fine

You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?

People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"

You thought they were all kiddin' you

You used to laugh about

Everybody that was hangin' out

Now you don't talk so loud

Now you don't seem so proud

About having to be scrounging for your next meal

How does it feel?

How does it feel

To be without a home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone?

You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely

But you know you only used to get juiced in it

And nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street

And now you're gonna have to get used to it

You said you'd never compromise

With the mystery tramp, but now you realize

He's not selling any alibis

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes

And say do you want to make a deal?

How does it feel?

How does it feel

To be on your own

With no direction home

A complete unknown

Like a rolling stone?

You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns

When they all did tricks for you

You never understood that it ain't no good

You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you

You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat

Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat

Ain't it hard when you discover that

He really wasn't where it's at

After he took from you everything he could steal

How does it feel?

How does it feel

To be on your own

With no direction home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone?

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people

They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made

Exchanging all precious gifts

But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe

You used to be so amused

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used

Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse

When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose

You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal

How does it feel

How does it feel

To be on your own

With no direction home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone?