Lovers, Friends and Strangers

Lovers, Friends and Strangers is the seventh studio album released by American country music singer, Barbara Mandrell, released in May 1977.

Lovers, Friends and Strangers
Studio album by Barbara Mandrell
Released	May 1977
Genre	Country
Label	ABC/Dot Records
Producer	Tom Collins
Barbara Mandrell chronology
Midnight Angel (1976) Lovers, Friends and Strangers (1977) Love's Ups & Downs (1977)

Mandrell's success was beginning to build with the release of this album. Lead-off single "Married, But Not to Each Other", which originally appeared on 1976's Midnight Angel, was Mandrell's biggest hit yet on the Billboard Country charts, peaking at #3.[1] The second single ("Hold Me") was not a Top 10 hit, but instead peaked at #12. The album peaked only at #26 on the Top Country Albums chart. Besides the two singles, a cover version of "After the Lovin'" was included, which exemplified the type of songs Mandrell was recording at the time. This track was also nominated for a Grammy the following year for Best Female Performance – Country. Like many of her following albums, Lovers, Friends, & Strangers consisted of 10 tracks, instead of 11 like on her previous two releases, This Is Barbara Mandrell and Midnight Angel.

Track listing

1. "She's Loved Me Out of You" – 2:56 (Dean Dillon, Gary Harrison)
2. "Married, But Not to Each Other" – 2:56 (Denise LaSalle, Frances Miller)
3. "This Is Not Another Cheatin' Song" – 2:47 (Rose Lee Maphis, Joe Maphis)
4. "How Long Does It Take" – 2:49 (Dillon)
5. "Bedroom Reunion" – 3:30 (Dillon, Johnny McCollum)
6. "Hold Me" – 2:54 (Glenn Ray)
7. "We Are the One" – 2:52 (Kent Robbins)
8. "After the Lovin'" – 3:27 (Alan Bernstein, Ritchie Adams)
9. "Lovers, Friends, and Strangers" – 2:42 (Robbins)
10. "Let My Man Go, Jesus" – 2:52 (Don Devaney)

Personnel

• Background Vocals: The Holladay Singers, The Lea Jane Singers
• Banjo: Bobby Thompson
• Bass Guitar: Mike Leech, Steve Schaffer
• Drums: Hayward Bishop, Kenny Malone
• Fiddle: Tommy Williams
• Guitar: Jimmy Capps, Steve Gibson, Glenn Keener, Chip Young, Reggie Young
• Harmonica: Charlie McCoy, Terry McMillan
• Lead Vocals: Barbara Mandrell
• Percussion: Farrell Morris
• Piano: David Briggs, Bobby Ogdin, Hargus "Pig" Robbins
• Steel Guitar: John Hughey, Hal Rugg
• Strings: George Binkley III, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Lennid Haight, Sheldon Kurland, Ann Migliore, Steven Smithm Donald Teal, Gary Vanosdale
• String Arranger: Archie P. Jordan (tracks 2,5,6,8)
• Vibraphone: Farrell Morris

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Top Country Albums	#26

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	"Married But Not to Each Other"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#3
1977	"Hold Me"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	#12

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 213.