Let's Have a Party (1982 Wanda Jackson album)
# Let's Have a Party (1982 Wanda Jackson album)

Let's Have a Party is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in 1982 via K-tel and contained 18 tracks. It was the twenty eighth studio album released in Jackson's music career. Half of the album consisted of re-recordings, including the former singles like the title track and "Right or Wrong". Additional material was new cuts by Jackson previously not included in her discography.

## Background, content and release

For several decades, Wanda Jackson became among the first female Rockabilly and country music artists, having commercial success with singles like "Let's Have a Party", "In the Middle of a Heartache" and "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine". Discovering gospel music in the 1970s, she switched record labels, which led to declining sales success. For a time, she retreated to domestic life in the late 1970s before resuming her career in the next decade. She recorded a series of albums during this time for various independent labels. Let's Have a Party was among the albums Jackson recorded during the early 1980s. It was a collection of 18 tracks, seven of which were re-recordings. Some songs had previously been released as singles and were among Jackson's best-known hits: the title track, "Right or Wrong", "In the Middle of a Heartache", "A Woman Lives for Love" and "Fancy Satin Pillows".

Three tracks were also re-recordings but had only previously been album cuts on Jackson's albums. The first was her newly re-recorded cover of "Crazy". Her first version of the song was recorded for her 1972 studio album I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way. The second was a cover of "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)", which was first featured on Jackson's 1962 album Wonderful Wanda. The third was a cover of "Stupid Cupid", which was first featured on her 1961 album. Let's Have a Party was released in 1982 on K-tel as a vinyl LP. It was produced by Jack Johnson at the Audio Media Recorders Studio. In her autobiography, Jackson reflected on the album, commenting that the project was "not particularly inspired".

## Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Let's Have a Party.

Musical personnel

* Dennis Burnside – Piano
* Jerry Kroon – Drums
* Wanda Jackson – Lead vocals
* Jack Johnson – Bass
* Sheldon Kurland Strings – String section
* Larry Sassler – Steel guitar
* Paul Worley – Guitar

Technical personnel

* Jack Johnson – Producer

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 1982 | Vinyl | K-tel | |
| Canada | 1982 | Vinyl | K-tel | |
