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Post by taylor on May 12, 2022 16:59:59 GMT -5
Love can build a bridge...don't you think it's time? Welcome to the launch of The Judds Album Series!The Judds were an American country music duo composed of lead vocalist Wynonna Judd and her mother, Naomi Judd. The duo signed to RCA Nashville in 1983 and released six studio albums between then and 1991. They were only around for eight years before Naomi was diagnosed in 1991 with hepatitis C, forcing her into retirement and leaving Wynonna to have her own highly successful career as a solo act. But in those eight years, they were a dominant force on the country music scene! The Judds were one of the most successful acts in country music history, winning a total of five Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and nine Country Music Association (CMA) awards. They also charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including fourteen that went to #1. In September 2019, someguy hosted a joint rankdown of all of these singles as well as those from across Wy's solo career; one of the very first rankdowns I ever participated in. However, he has not had time since then to launch an album series for either act, which is where I came in. On April 30, 2022, one day before The Judds were set to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and a mere five months before they were scheduled to go on what was (painfully ironically) billed as The Final Tour, Naomi Judd lost a decades-long battle with extremely severe depression and anxiety, passing away at the age of 76 by her own hand. This news has been a shock to her family, the country music industry, and those of us here on Pulse. I wanted to go ahead and honor her legacy with this album series so that we could celebrate the life she lived, the success she had, and the impact she made on country music instead of dwelling on her death and how it came to be. We're going to rank these albums one at a time, in order of their respective releases. We'll then take a look at any extras there may be (songs credited under "The Judds" that never made it on an album of their own), and soon thereafter I'll wrap a bow on it with the album tracks rankdown. I hope many of you consider sending a list and celebrating Naomi Judd with me! |
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Post by taylor on May 12, 2022 17:21:00 GMT -5
{Why Not Me (1984)}
1. Why Not Me (19)
2. Mama He’s Crazy (36)
3. Love Is Alive (39)
4. Girls Night Out (69)
5. My Baby’s Gone (73)
6. Drops of Water (89)
7. Mr. Pain (89)
8. Endless Sleep (92)
9. Sleeping Heart (102)
10. Bye Bye Baby Blues (107) {Rockin’ with the Rhythm (1985)}
1. Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days) (19)
2. Rockin’ with the Rhythm of the Rain (28)
3. Have Mercy (45)
4. Cry Myself to Sleep (60)
5. I Wish She Wouldn’t Treat You That Way (63)
6. River Roll On (66)
7. Dream Chaser (69)
8. Tears for You (75)
9. Working in the Coal Mine (88)
10. If I Were You (92) |
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Post by taylor on May 12, 2022 17:21:20 GMT -5
Why Not Me (1984) Why Not Me, the album that kickstarted it all, was released by RCA Nashville on October 15, 1984 and was rather successful. By the time of its release, the lead single "Mama He's Crazy" had already become The Judds' first #1 hit at country radio, having been released on an EP earlier in the year entitled Wynonna & Naomi. The album was praised by many critics and would go on to spawn an additional three Top 5 hits, including two #1s, in "Why Not Me," "Girls Night Out," and "Love Is Alive" respectively. In February 1985, shortly after its initial release, the album reached the summit of the Billboard country albums chart, and would go on to spend a total of 195 weeks on the chart. Additionally, the album spent 26 weeks on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at #71. Tracklist (runtime: 31:54):1. Why Not Me 2. Mr. Pain 3. Drops of Water 4. Sleeping Heart 5. My Baby's Gone 6. Bye Bye Baby Blues 7. Girls Night Out 8. Love Is Alive 9. Endless Sleep 10. Mama He's Crazy Spotify playlist: Due: Thursday, June 9 |
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 12, 2022 18:20:52 GMT -5
In all honesty, I don't think I've ever listened to any of their albums front-to-back so I am very excited for this!
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Post by tim on May 12, 2022 23:13:01 GMT -5
Very excited for this as well! I've already created playlists for all of their albums just so I can get a head start  . |
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Post by nathanalbright on May 13, 2022 0:23:05 GMT -5
Alrighty, I can't say I have ever listened to one of the Judd's albums straight through myself either.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on May 13, 2022 19:30:19 GMT -5
I've always wanted to spend more time with The Judds. Look forward to participating in this series!
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Post by someguy on May 13, 2022 22:58:25 GMT -5
I really like all of their albums. I think Rockin' With The Rhythm is my favourite, but I'm looking forward to getting back into all of them again. I have been listening to their biggest hits a lot lately, and it will be nice to revisit the individual albums.
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Post by taylor on May 28, 2022 14:00:32 GMT -5
Well, that river of time certainly flows pretty damn fast, doesn't it?  I had meant to do weekly reminders for this, but I've just been insanely busy with work. Every time I get home from work, I just wanna relax for a minute. But I'm pushing back into the swing of things, and that includes a reminder that I have this rankdown open! I definitely haven't needed to do the weekly reminders, as I'm already at a total of seven lists including my own! But for those who are interested and just forgot about it, this is your two week reminder that lists are due by Thursday, June 9!Lists Received:1. taylor2. tim3. .indulgecountry4. nathanalbright5. Kanenrá:ke6. BackwoodsBarbie7. ccarter1023Due: Thursday, June 9 |
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Post by bboat11 on May 28, 2022 21:03:35 GMT -5
I finally added it to the country rankdown thread today, so maybe that will help 😂
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Post by taylor on Jun 8, 2022 13:16:51 GMT -5
Hi. I apologize for the lack of reminders that this thing exists, lol. I've been very busy with work for the past number of weeks, and I've got an interview to prepare for, for a job with Amazon that would pay upwards of $17.50/hr, making things easier for me to get out of the house and environment I'm in that's proven to be a major detriment to my mental health. I'm trying to get back into a better habit of reading more books, and trying to get back into writing my own, and overall trying to crawl out of the depression I've been in for over a year now. It's the stress of all this (and a couple other things) that's been causing me to become slow as molasses in regards to my rankdowns. I have received an additional two lists, bringing us up to nine participants total so far, but I'd like a few more! (For instance, I'm missing regulars like bboat11, LBTrocks, and schnetzka!) Therefore, I'm going to go ahead and give this album a two week extension, to Thursday, June 23. I'm hoping this is the only extension I make, so please do be sure to use these next two weeks wisely!!! Lists Received:1. taylor 2. tim 3. .indulgecountry 4. nathanalbright 5. Kanenrá:ke 6. BackwoodsBarbie 7. ccarter1023 8. castleoblivion269. someguyDue: Thursday, June 23 |
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Post by taylor on Jun 16, 2022 16:09:47 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 1, 2022 17:40:32 GMT -5
Aaaaaah I'll do this today!!!! For some reason I had it in my head that this had been extended, but it appears June 23rd WAS the extension |
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Post by taylor on Jul 12, 2022 17:33:15 GMT -5
Aaaaaah I'll do this today!!!! For some reason I had it in my head that this had been extended, but it appears June 23rd WAS the extension Little did you know there was no reason to fret about it and rush… |
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Post by taylor on Jul 12, 2022 17:40:13 GMT -5
So y’all ended up with far more than an extra week… I’m so sorry for the delays in getting this rankdown closed up!!! Naomi deserves better! It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for me and I’ve had a lot of personal things to attend to. My computer then wound up crashing on me just a few days ago, so I’ve got no way just yet to compile any extra lists or data for any other rankdowns. Which is good news for any of y’all who still haven’t sent me a list! I’ll go ahead and give y’all just a few more extra days to send a list of you haven’t, while I wait for my new iPad to come in. Once I have that thing and my data is compiled for this rankdown, it’s game over and closed, so consider this the LAST CALL!Lists Received:1. taylor 2. tim 3. .indulgecountry 4. nathanalbright 5. Kanenrá:ke 6. BackwoodsBarbie 7. ccarter1023 8. castleoblivion26 9. someguy 10. schnetzka 11. Cody Wants Out...12. Mirago13. bboat11Due: ASAP |
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Post by taylor on Jul 15, 2022 18:00:24 GMT -5
Why Not Me: It’s Results Time!Nobody else submitted and I gave y’all so much time already…so the ship is sailing ashore! I wound up with 13 lists which I’d say is pretty great! Final Participant List (13):1. taylor 2. tim 3. .indulgecountry 4. nathanalbright 5. Kanenrá:ke 6. BackwoodsBarbie 7. ccarter1023 8. castleoblivion26 9. someguy 10. schnetzka 11. Cody Wants Out... 12. Mirago 13. bboat11
Prediction questions to warm us up:
1. What will be #1?
2. How will the rest of the Top 5 look?
3. What will be last place?
4. How will the rest of the bottom 5 look?
5. Which song will be most polarizing? Least?
6. Which of the singles will place highest? Lowest?
7. Which album track would you most like to see make it into the album tracks rankdown?
8. Any other thoughts?
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Post by bboat11 on Jul 15, 2022 19:56:58 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? "Why Not Me"!!
2. How will the rest of the Top 5 look? Single bias!! "Why Not Me", "Love Is Alive", and "Mama He's Crazy" for sure will be the top 3. I could see "My Baby's Gone" potentially sneaking ahead of "Girls Night Out", but I'm not confident about GNO missing the top 5 completely.
3. What will be last place? I mean, nothing on this album really stood out as being "bad", but maybe "Sleeping Heart" might be a little too low-key to escape last?
4. How will the rest of the bottom 5 look? "Sleeping Heart", "Drops Of Water", "Mr. Pain", "Bye Bye Baby Blues", and "Endless Sleep". Although I would prefer to see "Endless Sleep" edge out GNO from the top 5!
5. Which song will be most polarizing? Least? Most: Maybe "Bye Bye Baby Blues"? Least: "Why Not Me", "Love Is Alive", and "Mama He's Crazy" are all gonna be fighting for this status, with nearly everybody ranking all of them nearly top 3! WNM will be least tho.
6. Which of the singles will place highest? Lowest? Highest: "Why Not Me" at #1. Lowest: "Girls Night Out" at #5 or #6.
7. Which album track would you most like to see make it into the album tracks rankdown? "Endless Sleep" and "My Baby's Gone" both stood out to me the most.
8. Any other thoughts? Very solid and consistent album! Not a bad song to be found!
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Post by someguy on Jul 17, 2022 1:55:45 GMT -5
1. What will be #1? "Why Not Me"
2. How will the rest of the Top 5 look? "Why Not Me", "Mama He's Crazy", "Love Is Alive", "Girls Night Out", "My Baby's Gone"
3. What will be last place? Maybe "Sleeping Heart"
4. How will the rest of the bottom 5 look? The non-singles
5. Which song will be most polarizing? Least? Least will be "Why Not Me" or "Mama He's Crazy"
6. Which of the singles will place highest? Lowest? Probably "Why Not Me" highest and "Girls Night Out" lowest
7. Which album track would you most like to see make it into the album tracks rankdown? "Drops Of Water" or "Mr.Pain"
8. Any other thoughts? Their early albums definitely had the best songs become the singles.
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Post by taylor on Jul 30, 2022 12:38:07 GMT -5
Okay…NOW it’s results time!!!! Let’s get this thing going!!! |
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Post by taylor on Jul 30, 2022 12:47:35 GMT -5
Tell me the first hurt you the worst And time is your best friend But when you're this sad and hurtin' this bad |
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Post by taylor on Jul 30, 2022 12:51:43 GMT -5
“Bye Bye Baby Blues” kicks things off for us, coming in as the second least polarizing song. Literally everyone placed this one in their bottom half, with enough consensus between placements that the song would end up finding itself in last place. While this album is great, I do feel like this is the right spot for this song as it just feels “there” and that there’s not much going on with it.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 30, 2022 12:59:36 GMT -5
Wow @ nobody ranking this last, or anywhere other than #7-9. |
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Post by taylor on Jul 30, 2022 13:04:20 GMT -5
You don't have to tell me where you come from I've loved you in my dreams a long, long time In my slumber, I kept seeing someone |
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Post by taylor on Jul 30, 2022 13:05:56 GMT -5
Wow @ nobody ranking this (“Bye Bye Baby Blues”) last, or anywhere other than #7-9. Meanwhile, “Sleeping Heart” managed to sneak past it by a margin of five points…while having collected seven last place rankings, which is just about half of the entire participant pool, AND being the most polarizing song |
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Post by taylor on Jul 30, 2022 13:09:14 GMT -5
I do wish “Sleeping Heart” could’ve done better, but at least it’ll be in the album tracks rankdown! It’ll have a chance to fare better there, but based on some of these rankings, perhaps that’s a tall order!  |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 30, 2022 13:12:16 GMT -5
Nah, this shoulda definitely been last. 🥴
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Post by taylor on Jul 30, 2022 13:23:35 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Jul 30, 2022 13:26:20 GMT -5
I’ll swing back around tomorrow for more reveals, starting with a TIE!!!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 30, 2022 15:16:59 GMT -5
The sleep songs were aptly named.
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Post by nathanalbright on Jul 30, 2022 19:03:12 GMT -5
I guess I like sleep better than most people.
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