Tainted Love
Studio album by
Jan Howard
Released1983
VenueWoodland Studios
GenreCountry
LabelAVI
Producer
Jan Howard chronology
Stars of the Grand Ole Opry
(1981) 		Tainted Love
(1983) 		Jan Howard
(1985)
Singles from Tainted Love
  1. "Tainted Love"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Silver Tongue and Gold Plated Lies"
    Released: 1984

Tainted Love is the sixteenth studio album released by American country music singer Jan Howard. The album was released in 1983 on AVI Records and was produced by Jimmy Capps, Ed Cobb and Ray Harris. It was among Howard's final studio albums that have been released to date. In addition, it spawned two singles including the title track.

Background and content

Tainted Love was recorded at Woodland Studios, located in East Nashville, Tennessee. The album was produced by Jimmy Capps, who was also credited with playing electric guitar on its sessions. Capps co-produced the record with Ed Cobb and Ray Harris. Cobb was the original writer and producer of the title track, originally recorded in the 1960s by Gloria Jones. Tainted Love consisted of nine tracks.[1] The album's tenth track, "Silver Tongue and Gold Plated Lies", was later recorded and released as a single by K.T. Oslin in 1996. The song appeared on Oslin's 1996 album My Roots Are Showing....[2] Additionally, Howard's version of the song featured Bobby Osborne and Sonny Osborne, members of the bluegrass group The Osborne Brothers.[3]

The second track, "Give My Old Memory a Call", was co-written by country artist Ed Bruce. "My Friend" (the album's fourth track) was co-written by Howard herself. The song was Howard's last self-penned song to appear on one of her studio releases.[3]

Release

Tainted Love was officially released in 1983 on AVI Records.[4] The album was issued in a vinyl record format, with five songs on the first side and four songs on the second side of the album.[3] The album spawned two singles. The title track was the first to be issued, in 1983. Its second single was "Silver Tongue and Gold Plated Lies", in 1984. Both singles did not chart on any Billboard surveys. The album also did not reach any peak positions on the same chart following its release.[5]

Track listing

Side one[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tainted Love"Ed Cobb2:56
2."Give My Old Memory a Call"
3:14
3."Gabriel Never Played a Steel Guitar"
  • H. Montgomery
  • J.R. Williams
2:36
4."My Friend"
2:56
5."As Often as Needed for Pain"
  • Lola Jean Dillon
2:54
Side two[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."While You're Breaking My Heart"
  • Stewart Harris
2:52
2."As Far as I'm Concerned"
  • Ronny Hughes
2:32
3."I Wish I Could Love That Much Again"
  • Glen Douglas
  • Vic McAlpin
3:29
4."Silver Tongue and Gold Plated Lies" (featuring Bobby Osborne and Sonny Osborne)
  • John D. Hutchison
2:59

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Tainted Love.[1]

Musical personnel

Technical personnel

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 1983 Vinyl AVI Records [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Howard, Jan (1983). "Tainted Love: Liner Notes". AVI Records.
  2. ^ "My Roots Are Showing...: K.T. Oslin: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Jan Howard -- Tainted Love (1983, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1983. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ^ McCloud, Barry (1995). Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and Its Performers. Berkeley. ISBN 0399521445.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
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