Blanket on the Ground (album)

Blanket on the Ground is the seventh studio album by country singer Billie Jo Spears, released in 1974 on the United Artists label.[1] It reached #4 in the US country charts, with the title track reaching #1 on the Billboard country chart and #78 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Blanket on the Ground” is an example of a country record succeeding in the American charts and subsequently crossing over to the pop listings.

Blanket on the Ground
Studio album by
Billie Jo Spears
Released1975
GenreCountry/Pop
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerLarry Butler
Billie Jo Spears chronology
Just Singin’
(1971)		 Blanket on the Ground
(1975)		 Billie Jo
(1975)

Billie Jo herself had gone through a period of transition since originally recording with United Artists and producer Kelso Herston in the late ‘sixties. This was her first album since 1971 and covers a gamut of songs from her own smash hit to a reworking of “See the Funny Little Clown”, the ballad which marked Bobby Goldsboro’s own initial chart single for United Artists in 1964.[2]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Blanket on the Ground" (Roger Bowling) - 2:32
  2. "I Can Only Judge Your Future by His Past" (Ed Bruce) - 2:56
  3. "Then Give Him Back to Me" (Larry Butler, Roger Bowling) - 2:43
  4. "Permanently Lonely" (Willie Nelson) - 2:56
  5. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 3:00

Side 2

  1. "See the Funny Little Clown" (Bobby Goldsboro) – 3:10
  2. "Come on Home" (Richard Mainegra) - 2:25
  3. "All I Want Is You" (Larry Butler) - 2:39
  4. "Before Your Time" (Jerry Chesnut) - 2:49
  5. "I’ve Never Loved Anyone More" (Linda Hargrove, Mike Nesmith) – 3:30

Musicians

Production
  • Strings arranged by Bill Justis
  • Background Vocals – The Jordanaires
  • Recorded at America Studios in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Album photography – Al Clayton
  • Album art direction & design – Lloyd Ziff

See also

References
  1. http://www.discogs.com/Billie-Jo-Spears-Blanket-On-The-Ground/release/3888852
  2. Album sleeve notes
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