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Reckless Love Affair

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Reckless Love Affair
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1967 (1967-03)
Recorded1961 – 1966
StudioColumbia Studio
Genre
LabelCapitol
ProducerKen Nelson
Wanda Jackson chronology
Wanda Jackson Salutes the Country Music Hall of Fame
(1966)
Reckless Love Affair
(1967)
You'll Always Have My Love
(1967)
Singles from Reckless Love Affair
  1. "Let Me Talk to You"
    Released: July 1963
  2. "The Box It Came In"
    Released: January 1966
  3. "Because It's You"
    Released: May 1966
  4. "This Gun Don't Care"
    Released: August 1966
  5. "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine"
    Released: November 1966

Reckless Love Affair is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in March 1967 via Capitol Records and included 12 tracks. It was Jackson's tenth studio album release and was a collection of songs tailored towards the country music market. Reckless Love Affair included four singles that reached charting positions on the American country chart, including the top 20 hit "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine". The album itself reached charting positions in the United States and received a positive review following its initial release.

Background and content

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Wanda Jackson released a series of Rockabilly recordings during the late 1950s, which included the top 40 hit "Let's Have a Party" and the international hit "Fujiyama Mama". In 1961, Jackson returned to her country music roots and had two top ten country hits with "Right or Wrong" and "In the Middle of a Heartache". She would continue to be identified with country music throughout the decade.[2][3] Reckless Love Affair was among the albums Jackson recorded specifically for the country audience. The record was a concept studio album that included "Passionate words of heartbreak falling from tear-moistened lips", according to the liner notes. It was recorded in sessions held at the Columbia Studio in Nashville, Tennessee and was produced by Ken Nelson. The sessions were held between 1961 and 1966.[4]

Reckless Love Affair was a collection of 12 newly recorded tracks. The album's fifth track, "What Have We Done", was composed by Jackson and her husband Wendell Goodman. The rest of the album had tracks composed by other writers and performers.[1] The project featured several songs that told a story focused on the album's concept. The title track centered around a woman engaged in an affair. Meanwhile, "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine" and "This Gun Don't Care" offered advice to from a woman who finds her husband straying from their marriage. The liner notes describe "Long as I Have You" as a "melodious ballad celebrating the sunnier side of love".[4]

Release and chart performance

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BillboardFavorable

Reckless Love Affair was released in March on 1967 on Capitol Records. It was originally issued as a vinyl LP, containing six songs on either side of the record. The album was Jackson's tenth American studio release.[4] In later decades it was re-released to digital and streaming markets, including Apple Music.[5] Reckless Love Affair received a positive response from Billboard magazine following its original 1967 release. Writers called it "a winner all the way and will receive heavy radio exposure."[6] The record also reached a charting position on the American country chart, peaking at number 17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums survey in June 1967.[7] It was Jackson's third album to reach a Billboard chart position.[8]

Singles

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Four singles were included on Reckless Love Affair. The first release was "Let Me Talk to You" in July 1963.[9] It was followed by "The Box It Came In", which was issued as a single in January 1966.[10] The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in March 1966, becoming Jackson's first top 20 hit single since 1962.[11] It was followed in May 1966 by the single "Because It's You".[12] The single reached number 28 on the Billboard country chart in July 1966.[13] In August 1966, "This Gun Don't Care" was issued as the third single from the album.[14] The song peaked at number 46 on the Billboard country list in October 1966.[15] It was followed by "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine" in December 1966.[16] The song climbed to number 11 on the Hot Country Singles chart by March 1967, becoming Jackson's highest chart hit since 1962.[17]

Track listings

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Vinyl version

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Side one[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Reckless Love Affair"Rolley Baird2:40
2."The Box It Came In"Vic McAlpin2:23
3."Look Out Heart"L.D. Allen2:15
4."Because It's You"
  • Bobby George
  • Vern Stovall
2:22
5."What Have We Done"
  • Wendell Goodman
  • Wanda Jackson
2:23
6."This Gun Don't Care"Larry Lee2:40
Side two[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine"
  • LeRoy Coates
  • Dale Davis
2:21
2."I Wonder If She Knows"Yvonne Devaney2:50
3."Long as I Have You"Curtis Wayne2:19
4."Let Me Talk to You"
  • Dan Dill
  • Don Davis
2:07
5."My Baby's Gone"Hazel Houser3:06
6."You Can't Make a Heel Toe the Mark"2:09

Digital version

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Reckless Love Affair (Capitol Nashville)[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Reckless Love Affair"Baird2:43
2."The Box It Came In"McAlpin2:25
3."Look Out Heart"Allen2:17
4."Because It's You"
  • George
  • Stovall
2:25
5."What Have We Done"
  • Goodman
  • Jackson
2:25
6."This Gun Don't Care"Lee2:41
7."Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine"
  • Coates
  • Davis
2:24
8."I Wonder If She Knows"Devaney2:51
9."Long as I Have You"Wayne2:21
10."Let Me Talk to You"
  • Dill
  • Davis
2:09
11."My Baby's Gone"Houser2:47
12."You Can't Make a Heel Toe the Mark"
  • Pennington
  • Reno
2:11

Chart performance

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Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[18] 17

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
  • Canada
  • United States
March 1967 Vinyl Capitol Records [4]
Taiwan 1968 [19]
United States 2010s
  • Digital
  • Streaming
Capitol Records Nashville [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reckless Love Affair: Wanda Jackson: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ Wolff, Kurt. "Wanda Jackson: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ Bomar, Scott; Jackson, Wanda (2017). Every night is Saturday night : a country girl's journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. United States: BMG. ISBN 9781947026070.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Jackson, Wanda (March 1967). "Reckless Love Affair (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Capitol Records. ST-2704.
  5. ^ a b c "Reckless Love Affair by Wanda Jackson". Apple Music. January 1967. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Reviews: Country Spotlight". Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 16. April 22, 1967. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Reckless Love Affair chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0898201241.
  9. ^ Jackson, Wanda (July 1963). ""Let Me Talk to You"/"Memory Mountain" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5015.
  10. ^ Jackson, Wanda (January 1966). ""The Box It Came In"/"Look Out Heart" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5559.
  11. ^ ""The Box It Came In" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  12. ^ Jackson, Wanda (May 1966). ""Because It's You"/"Long as I Have You" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5645.
  13. ^ ""Because It's You" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  14. ^ Jackson, Wanda (August 1966). ""This Gun Don't Care"/"I Wonder If She Knows" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5712.
  15. ^ ""This Gun Don't Care" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  16. ^ Jackson, Wanda (December 1966). ""Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine"/"Reckless Love Affair" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5789.
  17. ^ ""Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Wanda Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  19. ^ Jackson, Wanda (March 1967). "Reckless Love Affair (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Capitol Records. FL-1565.