Teach Me to Love

Teach Me to Love
Studio album by
Wanda Jackson
Released1984 (1984)
RecordedAugust 1984 (1984-08)
StudioAssociated Recording Studio
GenreGospel[1]
LabelVine
ProducerGregg Gray
Wanda Jackson chronology
Rockabilly Fever
(1984) 		Teach Me to Love
(1984) 		Let's Have a Party in Prague
(1988)

Teach Me to Love is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in 1984 via Vine Records and contained 11 tracks. It was the thirty first studio recording of her career and was a collection of gospel songs. It was also her first album to issued with the Vine label.

Background, content and release

During the early part of her career, Wanda Jackson became among the first women to have commercial success in the country and Rockabilly music genres. She had a series of singles in both genres, such as "Fujiyama Mama", "Let's Have a Party", "In the Middle of a Heartache" and "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine". In the 1970s, she left her long-time label to pursue gospel music and recorded a series of albums in that style.[2] Jackson continued recording gospel into the early 1980s on a series of labels, which included the Vine record company.[3] Teach Me to Love was recorded in August 1984 at the Associated Recording Studio in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was produced by Gregg Gray.[1]

Teach Me to Love consisted of 11 gospel recordings. The album's material was a mixture of new recordings and cover versions of previously-recorded songs. Included was Jackson's cover of the Cristy Lane country hit "One Day at a Time", which was written by Kris Kristofferson and Marijohn Wilkin. Also included was a re-recorded version of "Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul".[1] The song's original recording was first released on Jackson's 1975 album Now I Have Everything.[4] Country performer Leon McAuliffe is also featured on the album. Teach Me to Love was released on Vine Records in 1984 as a vinyl LP. It marked Jackson's thirty first studio album in her career.[1] In 1988, it was re-released under the title Country Gospel in Switzerland.[5]

Track listing

Side one[1][5]
No.TitleLength
1."It's an Unfriendly World"2:33
2."How Many Times Jesus"2:45
3."Release Me (From My Sins)"3:56
4."Ain't It the Gospel Truth"2:43
5."Teach Me to Love"4:20
Side two[1][5]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Be Afraid"2:57
2."One Day at a Time"3:38
3."This World Is Not My Home"3:13
4."Gospel 'Steel Guitar Rag'"2:49
5."Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul"2:16
6."Where Are the Babies"4:00

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Teach Me to Love.[1]

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 1984 Vinyl Vine Records [1]
Switzerland 1988 Montana Country Records [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Jackson, Wanda (1984). "Teach Me to Love (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Vine Records. VI-10682-LP.
  2. ^ Wolff, Kurt. "Wanda Jackson: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jackson, Wanda (1974). "Now I Have Everything (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Myrrh Records. MST-6533.
  5. ^ a b c d Jackson, Wanda (1988). "Country Gospel (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Montana Country Records. 310-007.