Saddle the Wind (album)

Saddle the Wind is a studio album by American country artist Janie Frickie. It was released in July 1988 via Columbia Records and contained ten tracks. The disc featured several cover versions of classic country songs and some new recordings. It was the thirteenth studio collection released in Frickie's career and spawned three singles: "Where Does Love Go (When It's Gone)", "I'll Walk Before I Crawl" and "Heart". The album received a favorable review from AllMusic following its release.

Saddle the Wind
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1988 (1988-07)
RecordedNovember 1987 – April 1988
StudioNightingale Studio
Genre
LabelColumbia
ProducerSteve Buckingham
Janie Frickie chronology
Celebration
(1987)
Saddle the Wind
(1988)
Labor of Love
(1989)
Singles from Saddle the Wind
  1. "Where Does Love Go (When It's Gone)"
    Released: January 1988
  2. "I'll Walk Before I Crawl"
    Released: June 1988
  3. "Heart"
    Released: September 1988

Background and content

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During the mid-1980s, Janie Fricke was considered among country music's most successful artists. She had a string of top ten and number one songs through 1986.[3][4] Through this period she maintained a recording contract with Columbia Records even as her popularity declined at the end of the 1980s.[5] She would remain with Columbia until 1989.[3] One of her later decade studio albums was 1988's Saddle the Wind. It was Frickie's first project produced by Steve Buckingham. The project was recorded between November 1987 and April 1988 at the Nightingale Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

According to the liner notes, Saddle the Wind was inspired by several of the album's musicians who helped her create a "Texas swing" musical style.[2] A total of ten tracks comprised the project.[1] Five of the project's songs were new recordings: "The Heart", "I'll Walk Before I Crawl", "Where Does Love Go (When It's Gone)", "Heart" and the title track.[2] The remaining songs were covers of classic country recordings by other artists. This included Bob Wills' "Sugar Moon", Jeannie Seely's "Don't Touch Me", Don Williams's "I'm Not That Good at Goodbye", Willie Nelson's "The Healing Hands of Time"[6] and Patsy Cline's "Crazy Dreams".[7]

Release, reception and singles

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     

Saddle the Wind was originally released in July 1988 on Columbia Records. It marked the thirteenth studio release of Frickie's music career. It was originally offered as a vinyl LP, cassette and a compact disc.[2][8][9] In later decades, it was reissued to digital markets including Apple Music.[10] Due to constant mispronunciations of her last name, Columbia changed the spelling from "Fricke" to "Frickie" beginning in 1986.[11] Saddle the Wind also included the same spelling.[2][8][9] In its initial release, Saddle the Wind spent nine weeks on America's Billboard Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 64 in September 1988.[12] The disc received three out of five stars from AllMusic following its release.[1]

Saddle the Wind spawned three singles that became minor hits on the North American country charts.[1] "Where Does Love Go (When It's Gone)" was released as its first single in January 1988 via Columbia Records.[13] The song spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart climbed to the number 54 position in May 1988.[14] It was followed in June 1988 by "I'll Walk Before I Crawl".[15] The track also spent eight weeks on the country songs chart, peaking at number 50.[14] The final single issued was "Heart" in September 1988.[16] The single spent four weeks on the country songs and peaked at number 64 in October 1988.[14] On Canada's RPM Country Songs survey, only "Where Does Love Go (When It's Gone)" charted, climbing to the number 47 position in 1988.[17]

Track listing

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Vinyl and cassette versions

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Side one (LP and cassette versions)[2][8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sugar Moon"2:29
2."I'll Walk Before I Crawl"
  • Linda Buell
  • Gidget Baird
2:41
3."Heart"3:08
4."I'm Not That Good at Goodbye"3:07
5."Don't Touch Me"Hank Cochran2:56
Side two (LP and cassette versions)[2][8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Does Love Go (When It's Gone)"Peter Rowan2:44
2."If I Were Only Her Tonight"
2:57
3."The Healing Hands of Time"Willie Nelson2:40
4."Crazy Dreams"
  • Charles Beam
  • Charles L. Jiles
  • W.S. Stevenson
2:29
5."Saddle the Wind"
3:22

Compact disc and digital versions

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Saddle the Wind[9][10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sugar Moon"
  • Walker
  • Wills
2:29
2."I'll Walk Before I Crawl"
  • Buell
  • Baird
2:41
3."Heart"
  • Overstreet
  • Schlitz
3:09
4."I'm Not That Good at Goodbye"
  • McDill
  • Williams
3:08
5."Don't Touch Me"Cochran2:57
6."Where Does Love Go (When It's Gone)"Rowan2:44
7."If I Were Only Her Tonight"
  • Jones
  • McDill
  • Lee
2:57
8."The Healing Hands of Time"Nelson2:40
9."Crazy Dreams"
  • Beam
  • Jiles
  • Stevenson
2:30
10."Saddle the Wind"
  • Buckingham
  • Seals
3:22

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[18] 64

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America July 1988 Vinyl Columbia Records [2]
Cassette [8]
Compact disc [9]
United Kingdom Vinyl CBS Records International [19]
North America 2016
  • Music download
  • streaming
Columbia Records [20][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Saddle the Wind: Janie Frickie: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Frickie, Janie (July 1988). "Saddle the Wind (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Columbia Records. FC-44143.
  3. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Janie Fricke Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ Hurst, Jack (October 30, 1986). "FRICKE ON A HIGH WITH NEW ALBUM". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. London: Penguin Books. p. 438. ISBN 1-85828-534-8.
  6. ^ Hurst, Jack (May 12, 1988). "JOHN SCHNEIDER IS TOPS: TOM WOPAT TELLS WHY". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ Cline, Patsy (August 1, 1960). ""Crazy Dreams"/"There He Goes" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 9-31128.
  8. ^ a b c d e Frickie, Janie (July 1988). "Saddle the Wind (Cassette Liner Notes and Album Information)". Columbia Records. FCT-44143.
  9. ^ a b c d Frickie, Janie (July 1988). "Saddle the Wind (CD Liner Notes and Album Information)". Columbia Records. CK-44143.
  10. ^ a b c "Saddle the Wind by Janie Fricke". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. ^ Joyce, Mike (May 9, 1986). "Spotlight". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Janie Fricke chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. ^ Frickie, Janie (January 1988). ""Where Does Love (When It's Gone)"/"Last Thing" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 38-07770.
  14. ^ a b c "Janie Fricke chart history (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  15. ^ Frickie, Janie (June 1988). ""I'll Walk Before I Crawl"/"The Healing Hands of Time" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 38-07927.
  16. ^ Frickie, Janie (September 1988). ""Heart"/"The Healing Hands of Time" (7" vinyl single)". Columbia Records. 38-08031.
  17. ^ "Search results for "Janie Fricke" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  18. ^ "Janie Fricke Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  19. ^ Frickie, Janie (April 1987). "Saddle the Wind (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". CBS Records International. 465128-1.
  20. ^ "Press Release: Sony Legacy Releases Four Janie Fricke Albums Digitally For The First Time Ever". The Country Note. Retrieved 29 December 2021.