Billie Jo Spears
Billie Jo Spears landed a few big country hits during the '70s, thanks to a sultry, bluesy voice that made her a perfect torch balladeer; while she never quite edged her way into stardom in the U.S., she earned a devoted following in Great Britain and toured there frequently. Spears was born in Beaumont, TX, in 1937 and made her professional debut at age 13 in an all-star country concert in Houston; not long after, she recorded the single "Too Old for Toys, Too Young for Boys" as Billie Joe Moore for Abbott Records. After high school, she sang in nightclubs and looked for a record deal, recording some demos with producer Pete Drake. She got a contract with United Artists in 1964 and moved to Nashville, where she worked with producer Kelso Herston. Her initial singles fared poorly, and when Herston moved to Capitol two years later, Spears followed. Success continued to elude her until 1969, when "Mr. Walker, It's All Over" climbed into the country Top Five. She charted several more times through 1972 but was forced to have surgery on her vocal cords twice over the next two years in order to remove nodules and polyps that could have robbed her of her voice entirely.
Spears made a full recovery, however, and returned to United Artists in 1975. She scored her first number one hit with the sensual "Blanket on the Ground" that year, and two of her 1976 singles -- "Misty Blue" and "What I've Got in Mind" -- reached the Top Five. She had several other minor hits that year and also cut an album of duets with Del Reeves. "If You Want Me" made the Top Ten in 1977, the last time Spears would visit that territory; several more singles reached the Top 20 by decade's end, but songs like "'57 Chevrolet" and "Lonely Hearts Club" were much bigger hits in Britain, and Spears began to devote more of her touring attention to the overseas market. Her last Top 20 single was 1981's "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad," after which she and United Artists parted ways. Spears recorded sporadically for independent labels, usually based in the U.K. or Ireland, during the '80s and early '90s. She recovered from triple bypass surgery in 1993 and continued to tour, traveling regularly to the U.K. to perform for a still-affectionate fan base.
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The Ultimate Collection
Country - Paru chez EMI Gold le 1 janv. 2007
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The Best Of Billie Jo Spears
Country - Paru chez Vanilla OMP le 17 août 2009
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Blanket On The Ground
Country - Paru chez Vanilla OMP le 1 janv. 1975
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Simply Billie Jo Spears
Country - Paru chez Carter Lane - OMiP le 3 nov. 2013
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Country Masters: Rocky Top
Country - Paru chez Carinco AG le 22 nov. 2005
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57 Chevrolet
Country - Paru chez Collecting Records OMP le 28 mars 2007
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Essential Collection
Country - Paru chez Vanilla OMP le 10 déc. 2011
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Queen of Country
Country - Paru chez Capitol Nashville le 1 janv. 2003
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Essential Billie Jo Spears
Country - Paru chez Carter Lane - OMiP le 11 nov. 2012
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The Sound Of Billie Jo Spears
Country - Paru chez Vanilla OMP le 17 août 2009
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C'est La Vie
Country - Paru chez Goldenlane Records le 18 août 2017
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Billie Jo Spears Country Legends
Country - Paru chez StreamWorld Entertainment Classics le 3 août 2021
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American Anthology: Billie Jo Spears
Country - Paru chez Carter Lane - OMiP le 8 déc. 2013
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Billie Jo Spears: The Definitive Collection, Vol. 2
Country - Paru chez Bofm Ltd le 1 janv. 2011
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Highlights of Billie Jo Spears
Pop - Paru chez Weishaupt Music & Entertainment le 29 mars 2017
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