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Blanket on the Ground is the seventh studio album by country singer Billie Jo Spears, released in 1974 on the United Artists label.[1] It reached #4 in the US country charts, with the title track reaching #1 on the Billboard country chart and #78 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Blanket on the Ground” is an example of a country record succeeding in the American charts and subsequently crossing over to the pop listings.

Blanket on the Ground
Studio album by Billie Jo Spears
Released	1975
Studio	America Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country/Pop
Label	United Artists
Producer	Larry Butler
Billie Jo Spears chronology
Just Singin’ (1971) Blanket on the Ground (1975) Billie Jo (1975)

Billie Jo herself had gone through a period of transition since originally recording with United Artists and producer Kelso Herston in the late ‘sixties. This was her first album since 1971 and covers a gamut of songs from her own smash hit to a reworking of “See the Funny Little Clown”, the ballad which marked Bobby Goldsboro’s own initial chart single for United Artists in 1964.[2]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Blanket on the Ground" (Roger Bowling) - 2:32
2. "I Can Only Judge Your Future by His Past" (Ed Bruce) - 2:56
3. "Then Give Him Back to Me" (Larry Butler, Roger Bowling) - 2:43
4. "Permanently Lonely" (Willie Nelson) - 2:56
5. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 3:00

Side 2

1. "See the Funny Little Clown" (Bobby Goldsboro) – 3:10
2. "Come on Home" (Richard Mainegra) - 2:25
3. "All I Want Is You" (Larry Butler) - 2:39
4. "Before Your Time" (Jerry Chesnut) - 2:49
5. "I’ve Never Loved Anyone More" (Linda Hargrove, Mike Nesmith) – 3:30

Musicians

• Pete Drake - steel guitar
• Buddy Harman, Kenny Malone - drums
• Hargus “Pig” Robbins, George Richey, Larry Butler - piano
• Bob Moore, Henry Strzelecki - bass
• Tommy Allsup - bass guitar
• Billy Sanford, Jim Colvard - lead guitar
• Jimmy Capps, Ed Bruce - rhythm guitar

Production

• Strings arranged by Bill Justis
• Background Vocals – The Jordanaires
• Recorded at America Studios in Nashville, Tennessee
• Album photography – Al Clayton
• Album art direction & design – Lloyd Ziff

See also

• Billie Jo Spears discography

References

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