...In Black & White

May 2025 In Black & White studio Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell-In Black and White.jpg April 30, 1982 Nashville, TN (January 1982) Country pop 34:30 MCA Tom Collins Barbara Mandrell Live 1981 He Set My Life to Music 1982 ...In Black & White Studio 'Till You're Gone April 12, 1982 Operator, Long Distance Please August 16, 1982 AllMusic 3 5album r123040 yes In Black and White > Overview AllMusic January 10, 2010 yes ...In Black & White is the eleventh solo studio album by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in April 1982 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. It was Barbara Mandrell's first studio album in two years since the release of Love Is Fair. Background and content ...In Black & White was recorded in January 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, and consisted of 10 tracks of new material. Greg Adams of AllMusic compared the fourth track, "Till You're Gone" to Ronnie Milsap's number-one country single "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)", saying that the track anticipated the "oily nostalgia...with its classic doo wop chord progression." The album mainly contained country pop-influenced ballads such as "Till You're Gone". Adams gave the album three out five stars, calling the album "uneven" in parts. He stated, "The album is marred by synthetic production and uneven material, particularly with regard to the preponderance of generic ballads that aren't rooted in any particular genre of music. Unless you're a completist, enjoy "Till You're Gone" on a greatest-hits collection and skip the rest."album r123040/review yes In Black and White > Review Adams Greg Allmusic January 10, 2010 ...In Black & White was released on an LP album, with five songs on each side of the record. Release ...In Black & White spawned two singles during the course of 1982. The lead single "'Till You're Gone" was released in April 1982 and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while also reaching number 25 on Billboards Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. "'Till You're Gone" peaked also at number three on the Canadian RPM country chart. The second and final single "Operator, Long Distance Please" was released in August 1982 and reached number 9 on Billboards country singles chart and on Canada's RPM Country Tracks chart.artist p1708/charts-awards/billboard-singles yes Barbara Mandrell > Charts and awards (singles) Allmusic January 10, 2010 The album was issued in 1982 and reached number seven on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #153 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.artist p1708/charts-awards/billboard-albums yes Barbara Mandrell charts & awards > albums Allmusic January 10, 2010 Track listing Side One Operator, Long Distance Please Dennis Morgan, Kye Fleming 3:36 You're Not Supposed to Be Here Kent Robbins 2:51 Rolling Stone Don Pfrimmer, Gary Harrison 3:38 Till You're Gone Tom Brasfield, Walt Aldridge 2:57 Some Things Never Change Morgan, Fleming 3:43 Side Two Black and White with Gene Miller Morgan, Fleming 3:38 Gettin' Over a Man Clydene Jackson, Morgan Ames 3:19 Dreams Don't Lie Morgan, Fleming 3:41 Why Am I Still in Love Harrison, Gene Miller, Robbins 2:43 The Thrill Is Gone Lew Brown, Ray Henderson 4:24 Personnel Acoustic Guitar: Jimmy Capps, Fred Tackett Background Vocals: Steve Brantley, Bruce Dees, Marcia Routh, Susan Storm, Marie Tomlinson, Barbara Wyrick Bass Guitar: Mike Leech, Joe Osborn, Neil Stubenhaus, Bob Wray Drums: Mike Baird, Buster Phillips Duet Vocals: Gene Miller on "Black and White" Electric guitar: Pete Bordonali, Bruce Dees, B.B. King (track 10), Fred Newell, Marty Walsh Harmonica: Charlie McCoy Lead Vocals: Barbara Mandrell Organ: Bobby Ogdin Piano: David Briggs, Shane Keister, Bobby Ogdin Saxophone: Ron Eades Strings: The Nashville String Machine, The Sheldon Kurland Strings String Arranger: D. Bergen White Synthesizer: Shane Keister Vibraphone: Charlie McCoy Charts Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak positionBillboard200 153 Barbara Mandrell true January 30, 2021BillboardCountry 7 Barbara Mandrell true January 30, 2021 Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1982/top-country-albums Top Country Albums – Year-End 1982 Billboard January 30, 2021 48 Singles Year Song Chart positions US Country US AC CAN Country 1982 "'Till You're Gone" 1 25 3 "Operator, Long Distance Please" 9 — 9 "—" denotes releases that did not chart. References Category:1982 albums Category:Barbara Mandrell albums Category:MCA Records albums Category:Albums produced by Tom Collins (record producer)