Love Is Fair
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| Studio album by Barbara Mandrell | |||||
| Released | 1980 | ||||
| Genre | Country pop | ||||
| Label | MCA Nashville | ||||
| Producer | Tom Collins | ||||
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Love is Fair is a studio album by American country music singer, Barbara Mandrell, released in 1980.
Love is Fair was Mandrell's first studio album of the decade. The album was successful for Mandrell, spawning four singles. The first single, the Disco-inflected hit, "Crackers", peaked at #3 on the Country charts in 1980, and also charted on the Bubbling Hot 100, her last single to chart there. The second single, "The Best of Strangers" was another Top 10 Country hit. The third single, "Love is Fair" peaked at #13 on the Country charts. The flip-side of the song, "Sometime, Somewhere, Somehow" charted on the Adult Contemporary charts in the Top 30. The album consisted of 10 tracks, some of which included some risky material, like "Long Time, No Love".
Love Is Fair peaked at #6 on the Top Country Albums chart and also peaked at #175 on the Billboard 200, her second album to peak on the Billboard 200.
[edit] Track listing
- "Love is Fair (It Break's Everybody's Heart)"
- "Crackers"
- "He's Out of My Life"
- "Not Tonight, I've Got a Heartache"
- "Long Time, No Love"
- "The Best of Strangers"
- "Sometime, Somewhere, Somehow"
- "My Bonnie Lies Over and Over"
- "I'm Afraid He'll Find You (Somewhere in My Heart)"
- "Coming on Strong"
[edit] Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | Top Country Albums | #6 |
| 1980 | The Billboard 200 | #175 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | "Crackers" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | #3 |
| 1980 | "Crackers" | Bubbling Hot 100 | #105 |
| 1980 | "The Best of Strangers" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | #6 |
| 1981 | "Love is Fair" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | #13 |
| 1981 | "Sometime, Somewhere, Somewhow" | Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart | #26 |
