Janie Fricke (album)

In 1989, Fricke's final album with Columbia Records was released titled Labor of Love.[2] With limited commercial attention to her music, the label dropped her in 1990 and Fricke signed with the smaller Intersound Records in 1991.[3][2] Her first album project with the label would be an eponymous disc in 1991.[4] It was recorded at the House of David, a studio located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions for the album were produced by Gilles Godard and Randy Jackson (Fricke's husband at the time).[5] A total of 11 tracks comprised the album. Three of the album's songs were composed by Gilles Godard: "Greater Than Love", "I Want to Grow Old with You" and "I Know a Good Love (When I Lose One)". It also included a cover version of "Love Letters"[5] which was originally a top ten pop hit for Ketty Lester in 1962.[6]

Janie Fricke was first released in 1991 on Intersound Records. It was Fricke's first release with the label and her sixteenth album issued in her career. The album was distributed as a compact disc.[5] The album was not reissued digitally. However, five tracks from the original recording later appeared on 2019's The Best of Janie Fricke. The album was sold to digital markets through 2019 Entertainment One.[7] The remaining five tracks from the original 1991 release were included on The Best of Janie Fricke, Vol. 2, which was released through the same platforms.[8] The album spawned two singles. Its first song to be issued as a single was "You Never Crossed My Mind". The track was released as a CD single was promoted to Canadian country markets in 1991.[9][10] "I Want to Grow Old with You" was also released as a single from the project in 1991. It reached Canada's RPM Country Songs chart in 1991 and peaked at number 74. It was Fricke's last single to reach a RPM position.[11]

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Janie Fricke.[5]