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Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad (1967)

Where the lyrics of Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad take you, and where it was really made.

Wynette's debut album was made up mostly of cover songs, and its title track became her first big hit.

Key places

Columbia Studios, Nashville (1967)

Recording site Nashville — The album's sessions began in September 1966 at the Columbia Studios in Nashville. The pin marks the city centre of Nashville, not the exact studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Debut studio album by American country artist Tammy Wynette
• Released May 1967 with ten tracks
• Released by Epic Records as a vinyl LP, five songs on each side
• Most songs are covers, including works by George Jones, Loretta Lynn and Jeannie Seely
• Several new songs were also included, among them the title track
• Two singles: 'Apartment No. 9' and 'Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad'

Background

• In 1965, Wynette moved to Nashville, Tennessee with her three children in hopes of finding a recording contract
• Second husband Don Chapel tried to secure her a contract but was turned down by Decca, Hickory, Kapp and Musicor
• A friend arranged a meeting with new producer Billy Sherrill, who signed her to Epic Records in 1966
• Sherrill served as her producer

Recording

• Sessions began in September 1966 at Columbia Studios in Nashville
• The remaining sessions were completed in January 1967
• Six of the album's songs were previously released singles by other country artists

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born Virginia Wynette Pugh on May 5, 1942, in Itawamba County, Mississippi.
• Raised by her mother, stepfather and maternal grandparents; picked cotton on the family farm as a child.
• Married Euple Byrd at age 17; divorced in 1965.

Formation

• Moved to Nashville in 1966 and signed with Epic Records, produced by Billy Sherrill.
• Debut single "Apartment No. 9" (1966) reached number 44 on the US country chart.

Career

• Twenty singles topped the US country chart, including "Stand by Your Man" and "D-I-V-O-R-C-E".
• Joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1969 and won two Grammy Awards.
• Recorded numerous duets with George Jones before their divorce in 1975.
• Returned as a solo headliner and continued charting into the 1980s.
• Collaborated with KLF on "Justified and Ancient" (1991) and with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton on Honky Tonk Angels (1993).
• Died April 6, 1998, in Nashville at age 55.

Legacy

• Estimated 30 million records sold worldwide; inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Initial release reached number seven on the American Billboard Country LP chart
• It was the first charting album in Wynette's career
• Her first single 'Apartment No. 9' was issued by Epic in October 1966
• The title track followed as the second single in February 1967

Reappraisal

• AllMusic gave the album a five-star rating
• Reviewer Stephen Cook called it one of her best and one of the classic debuts in country music
• The album received a positive review from AllMusic

Records

• Billboard Country LP chart: number seven
• 'Apartment No. 9' climbed to number 44 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart
• The title track reached number three on the Billboard country songs chart in June 1967
• The title track became the breakout single of Wynette's career
• The album's success marked the start of Wynette's chart career

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Wynette covered Dolly Parton's 'I Wound Easy', which was unreleased at the time; Parton recorded it in 1966 and released it in 1970
• Wynette's version of 'I Wound Easy' carries a different title, with '(But I Heal Fast)' added at the end
• Epic issued the album as a vinyl LP with five songs on each side
• Sherrill and Glenn Sutton wrote the title track
• The title track became the breakout single of Wynette's career

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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