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of American

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artist

Jan Howard Jan Howard (born Lula Grace Johnson; March 13, 1929 – March 28, 2020) was an American author and country music singer and songwriter. As a singer, she placed 30 singles on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, country song ...

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s (five of which were collaborative releases), six

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(seven of which were collaborative singles), one box set, two other charted songs and 12 additional album appearances. Her recordings were issued as singles beginning in 1958. The first to chart was issued by Challenge Records called "

The One You Slip Around With "The One You Slip Around With" is a song originally written by Harlan Howard and Fuzzy Owen that was originally recorded by American country artist Jan Howard. The wife of Harlan Howard, the song became her first top 20 single on the US country so ...

". Released in 1959, it rose into the US

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top 20. It was followed by two duets with

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, including the chart record " Wrong Company". Howard's debut studio album, ''

Sweet and Sentimental ''Sweet and Sentimental'' is the debut studio album by American country artist Jan Howard. Credit was also given to the album's backing group The Jordanaires. It was released by Capitol Records in October 1962 and consisted of 12 tracks. The album ...

'', featured dual credit with

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and was issued by

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in 1962. In 1963, "I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again" reached the top 30 of the US country songs chart. The 1964 single, " What Makes a Man Wander?", reached number 25 on the US country chart. It was recorded on

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where most of Howard's material was released on. Her 1966 recording of "

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" reached the US country songs top five, becoming one of two top ten solo singles in her career. The follow-up, " Bad Seed", was her second solo top ten entry. Both songs appeared on corresponding 1966 studio albums that entered the US

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chart: ''

Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind ''Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind'' is a studio album by American country artist Jan Howard. It was released in July 1966 by Decca Records and was her second studio album. The project consisted of 12 tracks featuring both uptempo and ballad mat ...

'' and '' Bad Seed''. Eight more of Howard's solo singles made the top 40 on the US country chart. This included the top 20 singles " Count Your Blessings, Woman" (1968), "

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" (1968) and " We Had All the Good Things Going" (1969). They appeared on studio albums that made the US country chart as well such as ''

'' (1969) and '' Rock Me Back to Little Rock'' (1970). Beginning in 1965, Howard formed a duet partnership with

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. Their 1967 single became her only chart-topping recording: "

For Loving You "For Loving You" is a 1967 duet by Bill Anderson (singer), Bill Anderson and Jan Howard. The single was the duo's most successful release. "For Loving You" went to number one on the country charts in four weeks and spent 20 weeks on the chart. ...

". Between 1968 and 1972, the duo recorded four studio albums beginning with 1968's ''

''. The album rose to number six on the US country chart. Their 1972 album ''

Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill) ''Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)'' is a studio album released by American country artists Bill Anderson and Jan Howard. It was released in January 1972 on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. It was the duo's third collaborative album t ...

)'' also made the US country top ten. The Anderson-Howard duo also had three more US and Canadian ''

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'' top ten country songs: " If It's All the Same to You" (1969), "

Someday We'll Be Together "Someday We'll Be Together" is a song written by Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, and Harvey Fuqua. It was the last of twelve American number-one pop singles for Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. Although it was released as the f ...

" (1970) and "

Dis-Satisfied "Dis-Satisfied" is a single by American country music artists Bill Anderson and Jan Howard. Released in September 1971, it was the second single and from their album ''Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)''. The song reached #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...

" (1971). Howard continued recording with Decca through 1974 before releasing ''Sincerely, Jan Howard'' (1975) on the GRT label. Her final charting singles were issued in the late 1970s and she released three more studio albums through the 1980s.

Albums

Solo studio albums

Collaborative studio albums

Compilation albums

Box sets

Singles

As lead artist

As a collaborative artist

Other charted songs

Other album appearances

Notes

References

External links

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