Standing Room Only (song)

"Standing Room Only" is a song written by Susan Manchester and Charles Silver. It was originally recorded by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. It was recorded and released as a single on ABC/Dot Records in 1975. It was one of her first top ten singles in her career and was later released on her 1976 studio offering This Is Barbara Mandrell.

"Standing Room Only"
Single by Barbara Mandrell
from the album This Is Barbara Mandrell
B-side"Can't Help But Wonder"
ReleasedDecember 1, 1975 (1975-12-01)
RecordedSeptember 1975 (1975-09)
Genre
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Susan Manchester
  • Charles Silver
Producer(s)Tom Collins
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology
"Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home"
(1974)		 "Standing Room Only"
(1975)		 "That's What Friends Are For"
(1976)

Background and recording

Although had several charting singles for Columbia Records in the early 1970s, she did not achieve greater commercial success until switching to ABC/Dot Records in 1975.[3] She started working with producer Tom Collins, who crafted a Countrypolitan sound that helped her music reach larger audiences. Among these songs was 1975's "Standing Room Only".[2] The song was described by writers Robert K. Oermann and Mary A. Bufwack as a "cheating song" where Mandrell portrays the character of "an angry wife".[4] Collins produced Mandrell's first ABC/Dot session in September 1975 in Nashville, Tennessee. On the same session, Mandrell cut one additional track called "I Can't Help But Wonder".[5]

Release and chart performance

"Standing Room Only" was released as a single on ABC/Dot Records on December 1, 1975. It was backed on the B-side by the song "Can't Help But Wonder". The track was issued by the label as a seven inch vinyl single.[5] The single spent 17 weeks on America's Billboard country songs chart, peaking at number five by March 1976. It was Mandrell's first single issued by the label and her highest-charting single up to that point.[6] In Canada, the single climbed to the number 37 position on the RPM country chart.[7] The song was released on Mandrell's first album for the label, which was titled This Is Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in 1976.[8]

Track listing

7" vinyl single[5]

  • "Standing Room Only" – 3:04
  • "Can't Help But Wonder" – 3:00

Charts
Chart performance for "Standing Room Only"
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)[7] 37
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 5

References
  1. ""Standing Room Only": Barbara Mandrell: Song information". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. London: Penguin Books. p. 438. ISBN 1-85828-534-8.
  3. Ankeny, Jason. "Barbara Mandrell Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. Oermann, Robert K.; Bufwack, Mary A. (2003). Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music: 1800–2000. Nashville, TN: The Country Music Press & Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4.
  5. Mandrell, Barbara (December 1, 1975). ""Standing Room Only"/"I Can't Help But Wonder" (7" vinyl single sleeve insert)". ABC Records//Dot Records. DOA-17601.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  7. "Search results for "Barbara Mandrell" under Country Songs". RPM. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. Mandrell, Barbara (1976). "This Is Barbara Mandrell (LP Album Information)". ABC Records/Dot Records. 2045.
  9. "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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