After Midnight (Janie Frickie album)

Janie Frickie was considered among country music's most successful artists during the mid 1980s. She had a string of number one and top ten country singles in North America that ranged in musical style. Beginning with 1986's Black & White, Frickie teamed up with producer Norro Wilson and together they fused country with blues music. After Midnight consisted of ten tracks. Two covers of songs previously recorded by other artists are also featured on the project. The lead album track "Are You Satisfied" The disc's second cover was of the song "If I Didn't Care". The song was originally recorded by The Ink Spots and became a popular hit for the group in 1939. ==Release and chart performance==

After Midnight was originally released in April 1987 on Columbia Records. The disc marked Frickie's twelfth studio recording of her career. It was originally distributed as a vinyl LP, cassette and a compact disc. In later decades, it was re-released to digital platforms including Apple Music. Due to constant mispronunciations of her last name, Columbia changed the spelling from "Fricke" to "Frickie" beginning in 1986. After Midnight also included the same spelling. Frickie's vocal performance on her 1986 and 1987 albums were highlighted by writer Kurt Wolff in his book Country Music: The Rough Guide. Wilson described her voice as "gutsy" and "bluesy" in these two album releases. The single made the top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching number 32. In April 1987, "From Time to Time" was released as the album's next single. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard country chart and peaked at the number 21 position. It was Frickie's final top 40 single on the chart. The single spent four weeks on the Billboard country list and reached number 63 in late 1987. ==Track listing==

Vinyl and cassette versions Compact disc and digital versions ==Weekly charts==