Show Me the Way to Calvary is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in 1981 via Christian World Incorporated and contained a total of ten tracks. It was the twenty seventh studio album released in Jackson's music career and her first to be released with the Christian World label. It would later be re-released in the United Kingdom.
| Show Me the Way to Calvary | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Associated Recording Studio | |||
| Genre | Gospel[1] | |||
| Label | Christian World | |||
| Producer | Don Johnson | |||
| Wanda Jackson chronology | ||||
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Background, content and release
editWanda Jackson became commercially successful through a series of Rockabilly and country music recordings in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. This included songs like "Let's Have a Party (1960), "In the Middle of a Heartache" (1962) and "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine" (1967). She later recorded gospel music for the Word and Myrrh labels in the 1970s.[2]
After gospel recording contract ended, Jackson retreated temporarily into domestic life before resuming her career in 1979. During this period she released a series of gospel and country albums on independent labels, which included Show Me the Way to Calvary.[3] The project was recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the Associated Recording Studio in 1981. The sessions for the project were produced by Don Johnson.[1]
The album comprises ten tracks.[4] It is a collection of gospel recordings, including a cover version of Dottie Rambo's "I Go to the Rock" and Jackson's own composition named "My Testimony". The album was first released in 1981 on the Christian World label as a vinyl LP.[1] It was re-issued in the United Kingdom on Word Records in 1982 under the title My Testimony. It was also issued as a vinyl LP with an identical track listing to the original release.[5][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Show Me the Way to Calvary" | C. Aaron Wilburn | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Holy Ghost Baptizer" |
| 2:59 |
| 3. | "Walking on the Water" | P. McMahn | 2:56 |
| 4. | "I Go to the Rock" | Dottie Rambo | 3:21 |
| 5. | "He's Still Working on Me" | J. Hemphill | 2:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Devil" |
| 2:33 |
| 2. | "Come Morning" | Gaskins | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Let Me Touch Him" | V. Ellis | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Jesus, I Believe What You Said" | Bill Gaither | 3:06 |
| 5. | "My Testimony" | Wanda Jackson | 2:10 |
Personnel
editAll credits are adapted from the liner notes of Show Me the Way to Calvary.[1]
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Technical personnel
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1981 | Vinyl | Christian World Inc. | [1] |
| United Kingdom | 1982 | Word Records | [5] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Jackson, Wanda (1981). "Show Me the Way to Calvary (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Christian World, Inc. CW-5002.
- ^ Wolff, Kurt. "Wanda Jackson: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ Bomar, Scott; Jackson, Wanda (2017). Every night is Saturday night : a country girl's journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. United States: BMG. ISBN 9781947026070.
- ^ a b "My Testimony: Wanda Jackson: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d Jackson, Wanda (1982). "My Testimony (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Word Records. WST-9619.