Black & White (Janie Frickie album)

Janie Frickie had become among the most commercially successful country artists of the 1980s, having a series of number one and top ten songs. Her popular recordings varies in musical styles that ranged from ballads to up-tempo country pop material. These styles changed with each producer Frickie worked with during the decade. After working on several albums with Bob Montgomery, Fricke collaborated with producer Norro Wilson for 1986's Black & White. Black & White was a collection of ten tracks. ==Release, reception and singles==

Black & White was originally released in July 1986 on Columbia Records. It was Frickie's eleventh studio album released in her career. The album was distributed as a vinyl LP, cassette and compact disc. In later years, the disc 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" for Black & White. The album was the first in Fricke's career to reach the number one spot on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The song reached the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in October 1986. It was Fricke's final number one single in her career. In October 1986, "When a Woman Cries" was issued as the second and final single. In early 1987, the single peaked at number 20 on the Billboard country chart, becoming her last top 20 song in her career. ==Track listing==

Vinyl and cassette versions Compact disc and digital versions ==Personnel==

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Black & White. Musical personnel • Michael Bowden – Musician • Eddie Burton – Musician • Thomas Brumley – Musician • Steve Cropper – Musician • Walter Cunningham – Musician • Janie Frickie – Lead vocals • John Gardner – Musician • Vickie Hampton – Background vocals • James Horn – Musician • Ronnie Hughes – Musician • Bill Hullett – Musician • Mike Lawler – Musician • Sam Levine – Musician • Randy McCormick – Musician • John Neel – Musician • Gary Nicholson – Musician • Gary Prim – Musician • Lisa Silver – Background vocals • Robb Strandlund – Musician • Diane Tidwell – Background vocals • John Ware – Musician • Bill Warren – Background vocals • Tony Wiggins – Background vocals • Benny Wilson – Background vocals Technical personnel • Denny – Lacquer cut • Tom Pick – Engineer • Danny Purcell – Mastering • Randee St. Nicholas – Photography • Norro Wilson – Producer ==Charts==

Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Release history==