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 - Lançado por EMI Gold em 1 de jan. de 2007
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Country Greats
Country - Lançado por EMI Gold em 1 de jan. de 1987
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The Best Of Billie Jo Spears
Country - Lançado por Vanilla OMP em 17 de ago. de 2009
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Misty Blue
Country - Lançado por Vanilla OMP em 21 de dez. de 2009
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Simply Billie Jo Spears
Country - Lançado por Carter Lane - OMiP em 3 de nov. de 2013
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Country Masters: Rocky Top
Country - Lançado por Carinco AG em 22 de nov. de 2005
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57 Chevrolet
Country - Lançado por Collecting Records OMP em 28 de mar. de 2007
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Essential Collection
Country - Lançado por Vanilla OMP em 10 de dez. de 2011
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Queen of Country
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Fever & Other Great Hits
Folk - Lançado por HHO em 3 de jun. de 2020
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The Sound Of Billie Jo Spears
Country - Lançado por Vanilla OMP em 17 de ago. de 2009
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Billie Jo Spears Country Legends
Country - Lançado por StreamWorld Entertainment Classics em 3 de ago. de 2021
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American Anthology: Billie Jo Spears
Country - Lançado por Carter Lane - OMiP em 8 de dez. de 2013
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Billie Jo Spears: The Definitive Collection, Vol. 2
Country - Lançado por Bofm Ltd em 1 de jan. de 2011
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Highlights of Billie Jo Spears
Pop - Lançado por Weishaupt Music & Entertainment em 29 de mar. de 2017
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Love Collection
Country - Lançado por Vanilla OMP em 10 de dez. de 2011
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Sunshine (Digitally Remastered)
Country - Lançado por Essential Media Group em 27 de ago. de 2013
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Look out Your Window
Country - Lançado por HHO em 26 de jun. de 2020
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Billie Jo Spears: The Best of the Best
Country - Lançado por Platinum Collection em 7 de fev. de 2012
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Souvenirs & California Memories
Country - Lançado por Eastmill em 3 de out. de 2019
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