''Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)'' is a studio album released by American country artists Bill Anderson and Jan Howard. It was released in January 1972 on

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and was produced by

Owen Bradley William Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American musician and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sou ...

. It was the duo's third collaborative album together and featured singles that became hits on the ''

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'' country chart. The album itself would also chart on the ''Billboard'' country albums list in 1972.

Background and content

''Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)'' was recorded in several sessions between 1970 and 1971. All sessions were held at producer

's studio, Bradley's Barn, in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Bradley had been Anderson and Howard's producer since first collaborating in 1965. He had also been producing both artists separately on the Decca label. The album consisted of 11 tracks. Many of the tracks recorded for the album were cover versions of songs recorded by other artists. Among these songs was Webb Pierce's " More and More". The release also contained songs written by Anderson. These included "No Thanks I Just Had One" and "Knowing You're Mine".

Release and reception

''Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill'' was released in January 1972 on

in a vinyl record format. On the first side, 5 songs were included and 6 songs were included on the flip side. The album reached number 9 on the ''

'' Top Country Albums chart in April 1972. It became the duo's second album to reach the top 10 of that chart. The album featured two singles that both became top 10 hits. The first was a cover of " Someday We'll Be Together", which reached number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in April 1970. The second single, "

Dis-Satisfied "Dis-Satisfied" is a single by American country music artists Bill Anderson and Jan Howard. Released in September 1971, it was the second single and from their album ''Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)''. The song reached #4 on the ''Billboard'' H ...

", reached number 4 on the ''Billboard'' country songs chart in December 1971. Both singles also became major hits on the Canadian '' RPM Country Tracks'' chart during this time. The highest-charting was "Dis-Satisfied", which reached number 3 in 1970. ''Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)'' was reviewed by Allmusic, receiving 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill)''. Musical and technical personnel * Bill Anderson – lead vocals *

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– guitar *

–

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* Steve Chapman – guitar * Ray Edenton – guitar * Buddy Harman – drums * Jan Howard – lead vocals * Roy Huskey – bass * The Jordanaires – background vocals * Hal Rugg –

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* Jerry Smith – piano * Jimmy Woodard – organ

Chart performance

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1972 albums Bill Anderson (singer) albums Jan Howard albums Albums produced by Owen Bradley Decca Records albums Vocal duet albums