Moods (Barbara Mandrell album)

Moods is the eighth solo studio album by American country music singer Barbara Mandrell, released in September 1978.

Moods
Studio album by
Barbara Mandrell
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1978
GenreCountry pop
LabelABC
ProducerTom Collins
Barbara Mandrell chronology
Love's Ups and Downs
(1977)		 Moods
(1978)		 Just for the Record
(1979)
Singles from Moods
  1. "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed"
    Released: August 21, 1978
  2. "(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"
    Released: January 22, 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Moods became Mandrell's most successful album during her career up to this point. The album spawned two singles, both of which became #1 country hits, "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and a remake of the popular Luther Ingram R&B hit, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right". Both singles also charted on the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts. "If Loving You Is Wrong" became Mandrell's only Top 40 Pop hit, peaking at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The popularity of these singles made "Moods" a success, peaking at #8 on the Top Country Albums chart – her highest charting album at that time. The album was also Mandrell's first to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at #132.

Moods consisted of 10 tracks, ranging from sultry ballads to bouncy pop tunes. The album foreshadowed the success Mandrell would have well into the 1980s, when she would achieve more best-selling albums and reach the pinnacle of her career. She would become one of the few women to win "Entertainer of the Year" (and the first person to ever win it twice) from the Country Music Association and would also win American Music Awards and two Grammy awards.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson3:04
2."Sleeping Single In a Double Bed"Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan2:19
3."No Walls, No Ceilings, No Floors"Archie Jordan, Hal David2:49
4."It's a Cryin' Shame"Fleming, Morgan3:04
5."Early Fall"John Schweers3:31
6."Pity Party"Fleming, Morgan2:29
7."I Feel the Hurt Comin' On"Fleming, Morgan2:52
8."Just One More of Your Goodbyes"Fleming, Morgan3:15
9."I Believe You"Dick Addrisi, Don Addrisi3:16
10."Don't Bother to Knock"Fleming, Morgan2:39

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[2]

Musicians

Technical

  • Rex Collier – engineering
  • Tom Collins – production
  • Steve Goostree – mastering
  • Danny Hilley – engineering
  • Archie Jordan – string arrangement
  • Les Ladd – engineering, mixing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Skip Shimmin – mastering

Charts

Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Sleeping Single In a Double Bed" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #1
1978 "Sleeping Single In a Double Bed" Bubbling Hot 100 #102
1979 "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Hot Country Singles & Tracks #1
1979 "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Billboard Hot 100 #31
1979 "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks #6

References
  1. AllMusic Review
  2. Moods (LP jacket). Barbara Mandrell. ABC Records. 1978. AY-1088.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
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