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I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in September 1972 via Capitol Records and contained ten tracks of country music. The album was Jackson's nineteenth released in her career. Four singles were spawned from the album, including the title track. However, only "Back Then", "I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday)" and "I'll Be Whatever You Say" placed on the American country music chart. The album would later re-released to digital markets several decades later.

I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way
Studio album by Wanda Jackson
Released	September 1972 (1972-09)
Recorded	January 1971 (1971-01) – December 1972 (1972-12)
Studio	Jack Clement Studio
Genre	Country[1]
Label	Capitol
Producer	Larry Butler Bill Walker
Wanda Jackson chronology
Praise the Lord (1971) I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way (1972) Country Gospel (1973)
Singles from I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way
"Back Then" Released: June 1971 "I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday)" Released: October 1971 "I'll Be Whatever You Say" Released: February 1972 "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way" Released: July 1972

Background and content

Wanda Jackson had been recording for the Capitol label since the 1950s, beginning as a Rockabilly artist and later transitioning into country music. In 1971, Jackson and her husband discovered Christianity, which altered her musical direction in the years that followed. She released her first gospel record in 1972,[2] and wished to continue recording further gospel material. However, Capitol records rejected her offer. Instead, she was obligated to record another album of country songs. These songs would comprise I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way.[3]

The project was recorded between January and December 1971 at the Jack Clement Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Larry Butler and Bill Walker.[4] I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way consisted of ten tracks, featuring writing credits from Liz Anderson, Willie Nelson and Tom T. Hall.[1] According to the album's liner notes, the project was meant to showcase Jackson's vocal styles on "different kinds of country songs, from ecology, to religion, to love." The album included a cover of "Crazy", originally made commercially successful by Patsy Cline.[4]

Release and singles

I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way was originally released in September 1972 on Capitol Records. The project marked Jackson's nineteenth studio album released in her career. It was originally issued as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on either side of the record.[4] In later decades, the album was re-released via Capitol Records Nashville to digital and streaming markets, including Apple Music.[5] The LP's original release was noted in Billboard magazine, and incorrectly spelled as I Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way.[6]

The album included four single releases, beginning with "Back Then", which was issued in June 1971.[7] Three months later, the song reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[8] In October 1971, "I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday)" was released as the next single,[9] In early 1972, the song reached number 35 on the Billboard country singles chart.[10] "I'll Be Whatever You Say" became the album's third single in February 1972.[11] The track climbed to number 57 on the same country songs chart.[12] The title track was issued as the project's final single in July 1972.[13]

Track listings

Vinyl version

Digital version

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way.[4]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Canada United States	September 1972	Vinyl	Capitol Records	[4]
United States	2010s	Digital Streaming	Capitol Records Nashville	[5]

References

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