This Time I Almost Made It


This Time I Almost Made It is the third solo studio album by American country music singer, Barbara Mandrell, released in 1974.
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

  1. "This Time I Almost Made It"
  2. "Right Back Feeling Like a Woman"
  3. "Wisdom of a Fool"
  4. "You're [All I Need to Get By]"
  5. "Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home"
  6. "Keep On Singing"
  7. "A [Very Special Love Song]"
  8. "Today I Started Loving You Again"
  9. "Kiss the Hurt Away"
  10. "Words"
  11. "Something"
Bonus tracks
  1. "I Hope You Love Me"
  2. "You Can Always Come Back"
  3. "Coming Home Soldier"
  4. "Stay There Till I Get There"
  5. "I Take It Back"
  6. "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)"
  7. "You Took Him Off My Hands"
  8. "Son-Of-A-Gun"
  9. "Scarlet Water"

    Charts

Album – Billboard
YearChartPosition
1974Top Country Albums#41

Singles – Billboard
YearSingleChartPosition
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

Category:1974 albums
Category:Barbara Mandrell albums
Category:Albums produced by Billy Sherrill
Category:Columbia Records albums