1958 studio album by Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson is the debut studio album by country music and rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson . It was released in July 1958 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-1041).[ 1]
In the annual poll of country music disc jockeys by Billboard magazine, it was ranked as the No. 15 album of 1958.[ 2]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.[ 3] Reviewer William Ruhlman wrote that Jackson showed versatility on the album, performing songs in traditional country and pop styles, in addition to the rockabilly style that brought her fame.[ 3]
Track listing
Side A
"Day Dreaming" (Bill Cantrell, Quinton Claunch, Bud Deckelman) [3:08]
"I Wanna Waltz" (Thelma Blackmon) [2:04]
"Heartbreak Ahead" (Dorothy Summers Brown) [2:48]
"Making Believe" (Jimmy Work ) [2:19]
"Here We Are Again" (Don Everly , Phil Everly ) [2:51]
"Long Tall Sally " (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell , Enotris Johnson , Richard Penniman ) [1:59]
Side B
"Just Call Me Lonesome" (Rex Griffin ) [3:09]
"Let Me Go Lover" (Jenny Lou Carson , Al Hill) [2:14]
"Money, Honey" (Jesse Stone ) [2:14]
"I Can't Make My Dreams Understood" (Buck Bryant, Jim West) [2:23]
"Happy, Happy Birthday" (Gilbert Lopez, Margo Sylvia) [2:38]
"Let's Have a Party " (Jessie Mae Robinson ) [2:11]
Bonus tracks
"Half as Good a Girl" (Jack Rhodes )
"Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (Dick Reynolds, Jack Rhodes)
"Cryin' Through the Night" (Oscar Levant )
"Let Me Explain" (Chuck Willis )
"No Wedding Bells for Joe" (Jim Coleman, Marijohn Wilkin)
"Just a Queen For a Day" (Harlan Howard )
References
Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Songs