I'll Still Love You (album)

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I'll Still Love You
Compilation album by
Released1976 (1976)
Recorded1973 (1973) – 1975 (1975)
StudioJack Clement Studio
GenreCountry[1]
LabelDJM
ProducerBilly Ray Hearn
Wanda Jackson chronology
Make Me Like a Child Again
(1976)
I'll Still Love You
(1976)
Closer to Jesus
(1977)
Singles from I'll Still Love You
  1. "Where Do I Put His Memory"
    Released: 1974
  2. "I Can't Stand to Hear You Say Goodbye"
    Released: 1975
  3. "I'll Still Love You"
    Released: 1976

I'll Still Love You is a compilation album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in 1976 via DJM Records and contained a total of ten tracks. The album compiled previously-released country recordings, some of which were released as singles. Other tracks were released only on studio albums. The project was issued outside of the United States.

Background, content and release[edit]

Wanda Jackson previously had commercial success with a series of charting Rockabilly and country singles. Songs like "Let's Have a Party", "In the Middle of a Heartache" and "The Box It Came In" had reached both the country and pop charts. Once discovering Christianity in 1971, Jackson chose to focus more on gospel music and signed with Word Records in 1973.[2] The label also allowed her to record country material, which was also released during the same period.[3] I'll Still Love You compiled Jackson's previously-released country recordings. The songs were recorded between 1973 and 1975 at the Jack Clement Studio in sessions held by producer Billy Ray Hearn.[4]

I'll Still Love You consisted of ten tracks. Some of the album's material had previously been released on Jackson's studio albums. Jackson's covers of "Slippin' Away", "Everybody's Had the Blues" and "Snowbird" first appeared on the 1974 studio album When It's Time to Fall in Love Again.[5] "Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul" had first appeared on her 1975 studio album Now I Have Everything.[6]

Release and singles[edit]

I'll Still Love You was released in 1976 on DJM Records, a British independent record label. The record was released outside North America. It was issued as a vinyl LP, with five songs on each side of the disc. It marked Jackson's first DJM album release and her twelfth compilation album release overall. Prior to the record's release and following its release, a series of singles were issued that not previously been included on any of Jackson's studio albums.[4] In 1974, "Where Do I Put His Memory" was released as a single via Myrrh Records but was not included on an album until I'll Still Love You.[7] This was followed in similar fashion by 1975's "I Can't Stand to Hear You Say Goodbye", which was first released on ABC Records.[8] The album's title track was released as a single around the same time as the album's release in 1976.[9]

Track listing[edit]

Side one[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Still Love You"Jim Weatherly2:09
2."My Umbrella"Wanda Jackson2:54
3."Teardrop No. 1"Yvonne DeVaney2:30
4."Everybody's Had the Blues"Merle Haggard2:58
5."Slippin' Away"Bill Anderson2:33
Side two[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul"
  • Jackson
  • Esther Pooler
2:05
2."Where Do I Put His Memory"Weatherly3:39
3."Funny Face"Donna Fargo2:57
4."Take a Look"Devaney2:53
5."I Can't Stand to Hear You Say Goodbye"Ray Pennington2:42

Personnel[edit]

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of I'll Still Love You.[4]

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 1976 Vinyl DJM Records [4]
Scandinavia Myrrh Records [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "I'll Still Love You: Wanda Jackson: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  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. ISBN 9781947026070.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Jackson, Wanda (1976). "I'll Still Love You (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". DJM Records. DJF-20493.
  5. ^ Jackson, Wanda (1974). "When It's Time to Fall in Love Again (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Myrrh Records. MST-6510.
  6. ^ Jackson, Wanda (1974). "Now I Have Everything (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Myrrh Records. MST-6533.
  7. ^ Jackson, Wanda (1974). ""Where Do I Put His Memory"/"Take a Look" (7" vinyl single)". Myrrh Records. MS-152.
  8. ^ Jackson, Wanda (1975). ""I Can't Stand to Hear You Say Goodbye"/"Take a Look" (7" vinyl single)". ABC Records. ABC-12116.
  9. ^ Jackson, Wanda (1976). ""I'll Still Love You"/"Where Do I Put His Memory" (7" vinyl single)". DJM Records. DJS-10719.
  10. ^ Jackson, Wanda (1976). "I'll Still Love You (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". DJM Records. MYR-1048.