It Works for Me

It Works for Me
Studio album by Barbara Mandrell
Released	April 22, 1997
Genre	Country
Label	DRD Razor & Tie (reissued)
Producer	Barbara Mandrell Brent Rowan
Barbara Mandrell chronology
Super Hits (1997)Super Hits1997 It Works for Me (1997) 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection (200)20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection200
Singles from It Works for Me
"Ten Pound Hammer" Released: 1997 "Get Here" Released: 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

It Works for Me is the twenty fifth studio album released by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released April 22, 1997 on DRD Records and was produced by Mandrell and Brent Rowan. It was Mandrell's final studio album of her career as she would later retire from performing. The album was re-released on Razor & Tie Records many years later. It Works for Me spawned two singles in 1997, "Ten Pound Hammer" and "Get Here", however both songs failed to enter the Billboard Country Singles chart.

Background

It Works for Me was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was the first studio album Barbara Mandrell helped co-produce, along with Brent Rowan. Unlike any of Mandrell's previous releases, the album consisted of twelve tracks of new material. The album included a series of cover versions of songs previously recorded by other artists. "Get Here" was originally recorded by Brenda Russell, "Your One and Only" by Brenda Lee, ""Just Like Me" by Lee Greenwood, and "Have I Told You Lately" by Van Morrison. The opening track entitled "Ten Pound Hammer" was originally recorded as the opening track for country artist Aaron Tippin's 1995 release Tool Box. It Works for Me mainly consists of contemporary country ballads and uptempo material as well.^[2]

Release and critical reception

It Works for Me was originally released on April 22, 1997. The album became Mandrell's second studio not to chart the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Both singles spawned from the album, "Ten Pound Hammer" and "Get Here" did not chart among the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart either. The songs would be Mandrell's final singles released during her music career. The album was originally available on a compact disc and audio cassette, but has since been available as an mp3 download as well.^[1] The album has since been reissued as a compact disc on Razor & Tie records.^[2]

It Works for Me was given two and a half out of five stars by AllMusic without a review provided.^[1] After the album's release, Mandrell would enter retirement and leave the music business, and It Works for Me is her final studio album of original material to date.^[3]

Track listing

Personnel

• Michael Black – background vocals
• Gary Burr – background vocals
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Bruce Dees – background vocals
• Owen Hale – drums
• Jim Horn – saxophone
• Barbara Mandrell – lead vocals
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Brent Rowan – guitar
• Chris Walter – keyboards
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals

Technical personnel

• Derek Bason – assistant engineer
• John Guess – mixing
• John Hurley – assistant engineer
• Keith Olde – engineer
• David Richman – design
• Denny Somach – project coordinator
• Marty Williams – mixing

References