My Kind of Gospel

My Kind of Gospel is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in 1983 via Vine Records and contained ten tracks of material. It was the twenty ninth studio record released in Jackson's career and among a series of gospel recordings she released during the 1980s decade.

My Kind of Gospel
Studio album by Wanda Jackson
Released	1983 (1983)
Recorded	June 1983 (1983-06)
Studio	Associated Recording Studio
Genre	Gospel
Label	Vine
Producer	Gregg Gray
Wanda Jackson chronology
Let's Have a Party (1982) My Kind of Gospel (1983) Rockabilly Fever (1984)

Background, content and release

Wanda Jackson was among the first women to have commercial success in both the country and Rockabilly music genres, releasing a series of singles during the 1950s and 1960s. This included "Let's Have a Party", "Fujiyama Mama", "Right or Wrong" and "The Box It Came In". Jackson transitioned into the gospel genre during the 1970s. After parting ways with her long-time record label, Jackson recorded a series of gospel records for the Vine label in the 1980s. The first Vine release was My Kind of Gospel. Jackson recorded the album alongside producer Gregg Gray at the Associated Recording Studio in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Sessions took place in June 1983.

My Kind of Gospel consisted of ten tracks, all of which were gospel-themed. Original recordings on the record included "Life's Journey", "Jesus Gave It to Me" and "Jesus Loves Cowgirls". The album was originally released in 1983 on Vine Records. The project marked Jackson's twenty ninth in her career and her first with Vine. It was originally issued as a vinyl LP. In 1984 it was re-released on Tab Records, a Swedish record label, which had previously issued her 1984 album Rockabilly Fever. It was re-released again in 1986 in the United Kingdom. It was later re-released to digital and streaming sites, including Spotify.

Track listings

Vinyl versions

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"If Jesus Changed Your Heart (He'll Change Your Song)"	2:46
2.	"Glory Train"	3:26
3.	"Jesus Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"	2:52
4.	"Help, Help Me Jesus"	2:23
5.	"Life's Journey"	2:39

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jesus Loves Cowgirls"	3:04
2.	"I've Never Been This Homesick Before"	2:41
3.	"Jesus Gave It to Me"	2:43
4.	"Thank You Lord for Loving Me"	3:02
5.	"It's Your Decision"	2:14

Digital version

My Kind of Gospel (digital)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"If Jesus Changed Your Heart (He'll Change Your Song)"	2:50
2.	"Glory Train"	3:31
3.	"Jesus Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"	2:55
4.	"Help, Help Me Jesus"	2:28
5.	"Life's Journey"	2:47
6.	"Jesus Loves Cowgirls"	3:08
7.	"I've Never Been This Homesick Before"	2:47
8.	"Jesus Gave It to Me"	2:49
9.	"Thank You Lord for Loving Me"	3:07
10.	"It's Your Decision"	2:13

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of My Kind of Gospel.

Musical personnel

• Doug Campbell – Steel guitar
• Gregg Gray – Background vocals, keyboards, piano
• Rocky Gribble – Banjo, guitar
• Bill Hamblin – Fiddle
• Wanda Jackson – Lead vocals
• Linda Matheson – Background vocals
• Carolyn McCoy – Background vocals
• Dale McCoy – Background vocals
• Ray Owens – Harmonica
• Marty Schrabel – Bass
• Lynn Williams – Drums

Technical personnel

• Paul Bowman – Percussion
• Gregg Gray – Producer

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	1983	Vinyl	Vine Records
Sweden	1984		Tab Records
United Kingdom	1986		Sundown Records
United States	2010s	Music download streaming	Tab Records