Don't Worry Be Happy (Wanda Jackson album)

Don't Worry Be Happy

Studio album by

Wanda Jackson

Released

1989

Studio

Studio Seven

Genre

Gospel^[1]

Label

Amethyst

Producer

Gregg W. Gray

Wanda Jackson chronology

Encore
(1988)

Don't Worry Be Happy
(1989)

Live in Scandinavia
(1989)

Don't Worry Be Happy is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in 1989 via Amethyst Records and contained 12 tracks. It was Jackson's thirty fifth studio recording released in her career and the third issued on the Amethyst label. Don't Worry Be Happy was a collection of gospel songs, including the title track, which was first recorded as a pop song by Bobby McFerrin.

Background, content and release

During the 1950s and 1960s, Wanda Jackson became among the first women to have commercial success in the country and Rockabilly music genres. Her popular singles included "Fujiyama Mama", "Let's Have a Party", "Right or Wrong" and "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine". In the 1970s, she left her long-time record label to concentrate on gospel music.^[2] With her commercial success behind her, Jackson released recordings through the 1980s on a series of labels, including Amethyst Records.^[3] This included her third Amethyst release, Don't Worry Be Happy. The album was recorded in 1989 at Studio Seven, a recording venue located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The sessions were produced by Gregg W. Gray.^[1]

Don't Worry Be Happy was a collection of ten gospel songs. The title track was a gospel reworking of Bobby McFerrin's pop hit. The album also included a cover version of Cristy Lane's "One Day at a Time".^[1] Several tracks were re-packaged for Don't Worry Be Happy. The latter song, "Don't Be Afraid", "This World Is Not My Home", "Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul" and "Where Are the Babies" were first included on Jackson's 1984 studio album Teach Me to Love.^[4] Several new recordings were also included, such as "She Broke Her Promise" and "Instrument of Power".^[1] The project was released on Amethyst Records^[5] as a cassette. Five songs were included on either side of the tape. It was thirty fifth studio release of Jackson's career.^[1]

Track listing

Side one^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
2.	"Jesus Don't Need You, Hollywood"
3.	"This World Is Not My Home"
4.	"Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul"
5.	"She Broke Her Promise"

Side two^[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Instrument of Power"
2.	"One Day at a Time"
3.	"Consider the Lillies"
4.	"Don't Be Afraid"
5.	"Where Are the Babies"

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Don't Worry Be Happy.^[1]

Musical and technical personnel

Ken Collins – Guitar
Rocky Gribble – Banjo, guitar
Gregg W. Gray – Background vocals, producer
Wanda Jackson – Lead vocals
Melodee Johnson – Background vocals
Carolyn McCoy – Background vocals
Mike Shelton – Background vocals
Marty Shrabel – Bass
Ric Wright – Guitar
Lynn Williams – Drums
Steve Wright – Drums

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	1989	Cassette	Amethyst Records	^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Jackson, Wanda (1989). "Don't Worry Be Happy (Cassette Liner Notes and Album Information)". Amethyst Records. AR-8901.
^ Wolff, Kurt. "Wanda Jackson: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ Bomar, Scott; Jackson, Wanda (2017). Every night is Saturday night : a country girl's journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. United States: BMG. p. 278-279. ISBN 9781947026070.
^ Jackson, Wanda (1984). "Teach Me to Love (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Vine Records. VI-10682-LP.
^ Medley, Robert (July 14, 1989). "Rock Shares Gospel Time". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

v t e Wanda Jackson
Albums Singles
Studio albums	Wanda Jackson (1958) There's a Party Goin' On (1961) Right or Wrong (1961) Wonderful Wanda (1962) Love Me Forever (1963) Two Sides of Wanda (1964) Blues in My Heart (1965) Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs (1965) Wanda Jackson Salutes the Country Music Hall of Fame (1966) Reckless Love Affair (1967) You'll Always Have My Love (1967) Cream of the Crop (1968) The Many Moods of Wanda Jackson (1968) The Happy Side of Wanda (1969) Wanda Jackson Country! (1970) A Woman Lives for Love (1970) I've Gotta Sing (1971) Praise the Lord (1972) I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way (1972) Country Gospel (1973) Country Keepsakes (1973) When It's Time to Fall in Love Again (1974) Now I Have Everything (1975) Make Me Like a Child Again (1976) Closer to Jesus (1977) Good Times (1980) Show Me the Way to Calvary (1981) Let's Have a Party (1982) My Kind of Gospel (1983) Rockabilly Fever (1984) Teach Me to Love (1984) Let's Have a Party in Prague (1987) (with Karel Zich) Classy Country (1988) Encore (1988) Don't Worry Be Happy (1989) Goin' on with My Jesus (1991) Rock & Roll-ra Hívlak! (with Dolly Roll) (1992) Generations (Of Gospel Music) (1993) Let's Have a Party (1995) The Queen of Rock' a 'Billy (1997) Heart Trouble (2003) I Remember Elvis (2006) The Party Ain't Over (2011) Unfinished Business (2012) Encore (2021)
Compilation albums	Rockin' with Wanda (1960) Made in Germany (1967) The Best of Wanda Jackson (1968) I'll Still Love You (1976)
Live albums	Wanda Jackson in Person (1969) Live in Scandinavia (1989) The Wanda Jackson Show: Live and Still Kickin' (2003) Wanda Live! at Third Man Records (2011)
Songs	"Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "You Can't Have My Love" "I Gotta Know" "Fujiyama Mama" "Riot in Cell Block Number 9" "Hard Headed Woman" "Let's Have a Party" "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" "Right or Wrong" "Funnel of Love" "In the Middle of a Heartache" "A Little Bitty Tear" "If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me" "Santo Domingo" "The Box It Came In" "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine" "If I Had a Hammer" "My Big Iron Skillet" "Two Separate Bar Stools "A Woman Lives for Love" "Fancy Satin Pillows" "Where Do I Put His Memory" "I'll Still Love You" "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" "Good Rockin' Tonight" "You Know I'm No Good" "Thunder on the Mountain" "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'"

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