Released April 22, 1997 Label Razor & Tie | Super Hits(1997) It Works for Me(1997) Release date 22 April 1997 | |
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It Works for Me(1997) 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection(200) Similar No Nonsense, Just for the Record, This Time I Almost Made It, Treat Him Right, The Midnight Oil | ||
It Works for Me is the twenty fifth studio album released by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released April 22, 1997 on DRD Records and was produced by Mandrell and Brent Rowan. It was Mandrell's final studio album of her career as she would later retire from performing. The album was re-released on Razor & Tie Records many years later. It Works for Me spawned two singles in 1997, "Ten Pound Hammer" and "Get Here", however both songs failed to enter the Billboard Country Singles chart.
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Background
It Works for Me was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was the first studio album Barbara Mandrell helped co-produce, along with Brent Rowan. Unlike any of Mandrell's previous releases, the album consisted of twelve tracks of new material. The album included a series of cover versions of songs previously recorded by other artists. "Get Here" was originally recorded by Brenda Russell, "Your One and Only" by Brenda Lee, ""Just Like Me" by Lee Greenwood, and "Have I Told You Lately" by Van Morrison. The opening track entitled "Ten Pound Hammer" was originally recorded as the opening track for country artist Aaron Tippin's 1995 release Tool Box. It Works for Me mainly consists of contemporary country ballads and uptempo material as well.
Release and critical reception
It Works for Me was originally released on April 22, 1997. The album became Mandrell's second studio not to chart the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Both singles spawned from the album, "Ten Pound Hammer" and "Get Here" did not chart among the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart either. The songs would be Mandrell's final singles released during her music career. The album was originally available on a compact disc and audio cassette, but has since been available as an mp3 download as well. The album has since been reissued as a compact disc on Razor & Tie records.
It Works for Me was given two and a half out of five stars by AllMusic without a review provided. After the album's release, Mandrell would enter retirement and leave the music business, and It Works for Me is her final studio album of original material to date.
Personnel
Songs
1Ten Pound Hammer2:53
2To My Heart2:54
3Heart From A Stone3:36