''Celebration'' is a

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by American

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artist

Janie Frickie Jane Marie Fricke ( ; born December 19, 1947), known professionally as Janie Fricke, is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and clothing designer. She has placed seventeen Single (music), singles in the top ten of the ...

. It was released in October 1987 via

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and was the third compilation released in her career. The album was a collection of Frickie's

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released between 1977 and 1986. Many of these singles reached the top ten and number one spot on the North American country charts.

Background, content and release

Janie Frickie was considered among country music's most successful artists during the 1980s, having a series of number one and top ten country songs during the decade. To help commemorate ten years of commercial success, Columbia Records released a double album of Frickie's material titled ''Celebration''. The album was a collection of 20 songs. The album credited the song's original producers at the time of their release: Bob Montgomery,

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and

Norro Wilson Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 yea ...

. Most of Frickie's original singles were included in the track listing and were listed in chronological order. The disc begins with her debut single " What're You Doing Tonight" (1977) and includes her early releases for Columbia. It also includes seven of Frickie's number one hits on the country charts including " Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby" (1982), " Tell Me a Lie" (1983), " Your Heart's Not in It" (1984) and " Always Have, Always Will" (1986). ''Celebration'' was released in October 1987 and was Frickie's third compilation issued in her career. The disc spent 16 weeks on America's ''

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'' country LP's chart, peaking at number 63 in early 1988. Due to constant mispronunciations of her last name, Columbia changed the spelling from "Fricke" to "Frickie" beginning in 1986. ''Celebration'' was her first compilation to include this spelling.

Track listing

Vinyl and cassette versions

Compact disc version

Charts

Release history

References

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