''Let's Have a Party'' is a

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by American recording artist

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. It was released in 1995 via Elap Music and Success Records. Released exclusively for the European market, the album project included Danish rock band

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and contained 12 tracks. While some songs were new recordings for Jackson, most of the album was re-recordings of Jackson's rockabilly and country hits from decades prior.

Background, content and release

Wanda Jackson was among the first female artists to have success in both

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and

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music. During the 1950s and 1960s, she had hits in both genres with songs like "

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" and "

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". In the 1980s, Rockabilly revived in Europe and Jackson was rediscovered by fans overseas. From this exposure, she started touring in Europe and recorded a series of albums for the market overseas. In 1994, she met Danish rock group

. Impressed by their music, she decided to record an album with the band in 1994. ''Let's Have a Party'' would be recorded that year at the Country Sound Studio, located in Borup, Denmark. The record was produced by Morten Kjeldsen of The Alligators. While Jackson performed lead vocals, The Alligators served as her backing band on the album. A total of 12 tracks comprised the disc, only four of which were new recordings. The new recordings included "From Alaska to L.A." and Jackson's version of "

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". The remaining eight tracks were re-recordings of Jackson's most popular country and rockabilly singles. Songs re-recorded for the project included the

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, " Right or Wrong", "

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" and "Honey Pop". The disc was released in

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form on the Elap and Success labels, exclusively for European markets. On the album, The Alligators are not given dual credit with Jackson. Instead, they are included as her backing band.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the

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of ''Let's Have a Party''. Musical and technical personnel

(see below) * Olle Ballund – Background vocals,

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* Jess Dan – Background vocals,

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* Morten Kjeldsen – Background vocals,

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, producer * Wanda Jackson – Lead vocals * Stan Urban –

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Release history

References

{{Wanda Jackson 1995 albums Wanda Jackson albums