''Teach Me to Love'' is a

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by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in 1984 via Vine Records and contained 11 tracks. It was the thirty first studio recording of her career and was a collection of

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songs. It was also her first album to issued with the Vine label.

Background, content and release

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music genres. She had a series of singles in both genres, such as "

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". In the 1970s, she left her long-time label to pursue gospel music and recorded a series of albums in that style. Jackson continued recording gospel into the early 1980s on a series of labels, which included the Vine record company. ''Teach Me to Love'' was recorded in August 1984 at the Associated Recording Studio in

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. It was produced by Gregg Gray. ''Teach Me to Love'' consisted of 11 gospel recordings. The album's material was a mixture of new recordings and cover versions of previously-recorded songs. Included was Jackson's cover of the

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country hit " One Day at a Time", which was written by Kris Kristofferson and

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. Also included was a re-recorded version of "Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul". The song's original recording was first released on Jackson's 1975 album ''

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''. Country performer Leon McAuliffe is also featured on the album. ''Teach Me to Love'' was released on Vine Records in 1984 as a

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. It marked Jackson's thirty first studio album in her career. In 1988, it was re-released under the title ''Country Gospel'' in Switzerland.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the

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of ''Teach Me to Love''. Musical personnel * Ken Collins –

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* Gregg Gray – Background vocals,

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* Rocky Gribble –

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* Billy Hamblin –

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* Wanda Jackson – Lead vocals * Paul Kilpatrick – Strings * Melodee Liston – Background vocals * Leon McAuliffe – Steel guitar * Carolyn McCoy – Background vocals * Dale McCoy – Background vocals * Nancy Nering – Strings * Ray Owen –

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* Mike Reaves – Strings * Dave Robilland – Strings * Cathy Sack – Strings * Mike Shelton – Background vocals * Marty Shrabel –

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* Lynn Williams –

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* John Wilson – Strings Technical personnel * Jeff Cherry – Cover photography * Wendell Goodman – Production coordinator * Gregg Gray – Arrangement, producer * Rand E. Hudson – Cover art and design * Stephen J. Scott – Executive producer * Marty Shrabel – Recording and mixing * Lynn Williams – Percussion

Release history

References

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