''Sincerely, Jan Howard'' is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Jan Howard. The album was released in 1975 on GRT Records and was produced by Larry Butler. It was Howard's first studio album to be issued outside of a major record label. The album would also spawn three singles, one of which charted on the ''

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'' country songs list.

Background and content

''Sincerely'' was Howard's first album release since departing from

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in 1973. It was recorded in March 1975 at the Jack Clement Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. It was Howard's first album to be produced by Larry Butler. The album featured part of The Nashville A-Team musicians, whom had previously been featured on her Decca releases. These musicians included Ray Edenton and Hargus "Pig" Robbins. The album consisted of 10 tracks previously unrecorded by Howard. Among these tracks was a cover of

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's " Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)" and the standard " You'll Never Know". The record's eighth track, "The Wedding Song", was co-written by Howard herself.

Release

''Sincerely'' was officially released in 1975 via GRT Records. It was issued in a vinyl record format, with five songs on the record's first side and five songs on the album's opposite side. ''Sincerely'' has since not been reissued since its initial release. The album would spawn three singles between 1974 and 1975. Its first single was its fourth track, "Seein' Is Believin'". Released in 1974, the song was the album's only single to chart on the ''

'' Hot Country Singles chart, reaching number 96 in November 1974. ''Sincerely'' did not chart among any ''Billboard'' lists upon its release.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Sincerely, Jan Howard''. Musical and technical personnel * Larry Butler –

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* Kenneth Buttrey –

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* Jimmy Capps – guitar *

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* Ray Edenton – guitar * Lloyd Green – steel guitar * Jan Howard – lead vocals * Dave Kirby – guitar *

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* Bob Moore –

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– bass

Release history

References

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