This Is Barbara Mandrell


This Is Barbara Mandrell is the fourth solo studio album by American country music singer Barbara Mandrell, released in May 1976.
This was Mandrell's first album with ABC/Dot Records, her new record company. Mandrell had previously been signed to Columbia Records from 1969 to 1974, though only achieving modest success, especially with her albums. The first single off this album, "Standing Room Only", became her first Top 5 Country hit. Mandrell had only had four Top 10 hits under her previous record company over the course of five years. Following "Standing Room Only", two further singles were released. The second, "That's What Friends Are For", peaked at #16 and the third, "Love Is Thin Ice", only reached the Top 25. The album sold slightly better than her previous albums had done, peaking farther on the Top Country Albums chart at #26. This album set the stage for Mandrell's eventual success in the following decade, with further Top 10 singles, some of them reaching #1. Unlike most of Barbara's other albums, This Is Barbara Mandrell, consists of 11 tracks instead of 10.

Track listing

  1. "That's What Friends Are For"
  2. "Standing Room Only"
  3. "The Beginning of the End"
  4. "Husband Stealer"
  5. "She Don't Have to Stop and Rock the Baby"
  6. "Love the Second Time Around"
  7. "Love Is Thin Ice"
  8. "Can't Help But Wonder"
  9. "Will We Ever Make Love in Love Again"
  10. "Mental Revenge"
  11. "Just in Case"

Personnel

Charts

Album – Billboard
YearChartPosition
1976Top Country Albums#24

Singles – Billboard
YearSingleChartPosition
1975"Standing Room Only"Hot Country Singles & Tracks#5
1976"That's What Friends Are ForHot Country Singles & Tracks#16
1976"Love Is Thin Ice"Hot Country Singles & Tracks#24