This Time I Almost Made It
This Time I Almost Made It is the third solo studio album released by American country singer, Barbara Mandrell, released in 1974.
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| Released | September 2, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | November 18, 1970—c. April 1974 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Recording Studio (Nashville) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Billy Sherrill | |||
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| Singles from This Is Barbara Mandrell | ||||
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This would be Mandrell's last album with record company Columbia before the label dropped her. She would later switch to ABC/Dot and enjoy the most successful part of her career under the record company. This album spawned two singles that charted on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The first single, the title track peaked at #12. The second single, "Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home" barely cracked the Top 40, peaking at only #39. The album only reached #41 on the Top Country Albums chart.
In 2016, an expanded version of the album was released on CD, containing the bonus tracks listed below.
Track listing
- "This Time I Almost Made It" (Billy Sherrill)
- "Right Back Feeling Like a Woman" (Sherrill, Jerry Chesnut)
- "Wisdom of a Fool" (Roy Alfred, Abner Silver)
- "You're All I Need to Get By" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
- "Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home" (Kermit Goell, Arthur Kent)
- "Keep On Singing" (Danny Janssen, Bobby Hart)
- "A Very Special Love Song" (Sherrill, Norro Wilson)
- "Today I Started Loving You Again" (Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens)
- "Kiss the Hurt Away" (Finley Duncan, Chuck Reed)
- "Words" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb)
- "Something" (George Harrison)
Bonus tracks
- "I Hope You Love Me" (George Jones, Tammy Wynette)
- "You Can Always Come Back" (Curly Putman)
- "Coming Home Soldier" (Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan)
- "Stay There Till I Get There" (Glenn Sutton)
- "I Take It Back" (Perry Buie, James Cobb)
- "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)" (Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis, Max Fidler)
- "You Took Him Off My Hands" (Harlan Howard, Wynn Stewart, Skeets McDonald)
- "Son-Of-A-Gun" (Toni Dae, Bobbi Odom)
- "Scarlet Water" (Freddy Weller, Spooner Oldham)
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | Top Country Albums | #41 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | "This Time I Almost Made It" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | #12 |
| 1975 | "Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | #39 |
