Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind

Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind
Studio album by Jan Howard
Released	June 1966
Recorded	September 18, 1964 – May 10, 1966[1]
Genre	Country, Nashville Sound
Label	Decca
Producer	Owen Bradley
Jan Howard chronology
Sweet and Sentimental (1962) Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind (1966) Bad Seed (1966)
Singles from Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind
"What Makes a Man Wander" Released: October 1964 "I've Got Feelings Too" Released: May 1965 "You Don't Find a Good Man Everyday" Released: October 1965 "Evil on Your Mind" Released: April 1966

Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind is the second studio album released by American country artist, Jan Howard. The album was released in June 1966 on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. The record would be one of many Howard would record with Decca until the early seventies. Its name was derived from the single, "Evil on Your Mind", which was included on the album and became one of Howard's biggest hits and her signature song.

Background and content

Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind was recorded in six separate recording sessions within the span of two years. The first had taken place September 18, 1964 and the final session was finished on May 10, 1966. All sessions were recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Renowned country music producer, Owen Bradley, produced the album and would produce all of Howard's studio albums with Decca in the years to come.^[2] The album's personnel was made up of Nashville's A-Team of musicians, which included Harold Bradley, Floyd Cramer, and Grady Martin.^[1][2] The album consisted of twelve tracks, five of which were composed by Jan Howard's husband and Nashville songwriter, Harlan Howard. His compositions included, "Evil on Your Mind", "What Makes a Man Wander", and "You Don't Find a Good Man Everyday". Also featured on the album was Gale Garnett's "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" and Dolly Parton's "Put It Off Until Tomorrow", a top-ten hit for Bill Phillips earlier in 1966.^[1]

Release

Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind was officially released in June 1966 on Decca Records. That year, the record peaked at number ten on the Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums chart, becoming her very first album to peak within any Billboard record chart.^[3] Overall, the album would spawn four singles, three of which were released before the album itself was issued in 1966. The lead single, "What Makes a Man Wander" was released in the Fall of 1964, and reached a peak position of twenty five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1965. The next two singles, "I've Got Feelings Too" and "You Don't Find a Good Man Everyday", did not chart. The final single, "Evil on Your Mind", reached number five on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1966, aiding the release of the album. "Evil on Your Mind" became Howard's highest charting solo single of her career and one of two top ten hits she would endure as a solo artist.^[4]

Track listing

Side one^[1]

1. "Last Time" – (Harlan Howard, Gene Myers)
2. "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" – (Bill Owens, Dolly Parton)
3. "Tippy Toeing" – (Bobby Harden)
4. "I've Got Feelings Too" – (Helen Carter)
5. "What Makes a Man Wander" – (H. Howard)
6. "You Go Your Way (I'll Go Crazy)" – (Mabel Cordle, Benny Williams)

Side two

1. "Evil on Your Mind" – (H. Howard)
2. "Take Good Care of Him" – (Arthur Kent, Ed Warren)
3. "You Don't Find a Good Man Everyday" – (H. Howard)
4. "Crying for Love" – (Jan Howard)
5. "You Really Know" – (H. Howard)
6. "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" – (Gale Garnett)

Personnel

• Harold Bradley – guitar
• Floyd Cramer – piano
• Pete Drake – steel guitar
• Ray Edenton – guitar
• Buddy Harman – drums
• Jan Howard – lead vocals
• Grady Martin – guitar
• Bob Moore – bass
• Hargus Pig Robbins – piano
• Pete Wade – guitar

Sales chart positions

Album

Singles

References