RIP K.T. Oslin

[CoJoFan]

Female country singer K.T. Oslin has passed away. She is known for her hits “80’s Ladies”, “Do Ya”, “I’ll Always Come Back, “Hold Me”, “Hey Bobby” and her final #1 hit “Come Next Monday”. She had a great voice and will go down as one of my top 10 favorite female singers in country music.

[onebuffalo]

A legendary song that launched a legendary career (albeit ever so brief). R.I.P. K.T. Oslin:

BILLBOARD TOP TEN FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 25, 1987:
1. The Weekend-Steve Wariner-MCA
2. Love Someone Like Me-Holly Dunn-MTM
3. Snap Your Fingers-Ronnie Milsap-RCA
4. One Promise Too Late-Reba McEntire-MCA
5. Someone-Lee Greenwood-MCA
6. I Know Where I'm Going-the Judds-RCA
7. 80'S LADIES-K.T. OSLIN-RCA
8. Cinderella-Vince Gill-RCA
9. A Long Line Of Love-Michael Martin Murphey-Warner Bros.
10. Telling Me Lies-Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt-Warner Bros.

[McCreerian]

RIP She was my musical hero. I already posted my detailed thoughts in the news thread. It just doesn't feel real.

[dawhite76]

KT was someone that would never be allowed in Nashville today - an unabashed, distinctive original.

I have always wondered about the following regarding KT:

* Why was "Two Hearts" released? The cassingle version was from the "'80s Ladies" album which by then was a three year old album succeeded by another album, "This Woman," and all of its singles. (And, to complicate this further, the song was re-recorded for her next album, "Love In A Small Town," which was released along with its lead single, "Come Next Monday," just a few months after "Two Hearts.")

* Why did KT re-record "Hold Me?" Is the original version featured on any of her compilations? It seems that once the re-recording was released, the original Grammy winning hit version was difficult to find anymore as the re-recorded version appeared on all subsequent albums.

* I only heard "You Call Everybody Darling" once on the radio, but it excluded the spoken intro and outro. Was this version ever released on CD?

[CoJoFan]

Dec 22, 2020 17:14:44 GMT -5 dawhite76 said:

KT was someone that would never be allowed in Nashville today - an unabashed, distinctive original.

I have always wondered about the following regarding KT:

* Why was "Two Hearts" released? The cassingle version was from the "'80s Ladies" album which by then was a three year old album succeeded by another album, "This Woman," and all of its singles. (And, to complicate this further, the song was re-recorded for her next album, "Love In A Small Town," which was released along with its lead single, "Come Next Monday," just a few months after "Two Hearts.")

* Why did KT re-record "Hold Me?" Is the original version featured on any of her compilations? It seems that once the re-recording was released, the original Grammy winning hit version was difficult to find anymore as the re-recorded version appeared on all subsequent albums.

* I only heard "You Call Everybody Darling" once on the radio, but it excluded the spoken intro and outro. Was this version ever released on CD?

There’s a re-recorded version of “Hold Me”? Where did you see this information at?

[tim]

Dec 23, 2020 12:45:12 GMT -5 CoJoFan said:

Dec 22, 2020 17:14:44 GMT -5 dawhite76 said:

* Why did KT re-record "Hold Me?" Is the original version featured on any of her compilations? It seems that once the re-recording was released, the original Grammy winning hit version was difficult to find anymore as the re-recorded version appeared on all subsequent albums.

There’s a re-recorded version of “Hold Me”? Where did you see this information at?

I believe she re-recorded the song for her first Greatest Hits compilation in 1993.

[CoJoFan]

Dec 23, 2020 13:29:10 GMT -5 tim said:

Dec 23, 2020 12:45:12 GMT -5 CoJoFan said:

There’s a re-recorded version of “Hold Me”? Where did you see this information at?

I believe she re-recorded the song for her first Greatest Hits compilation in 1993.

I misread the question but dawhite76 you can buy all 3 of her studio albums on Amazon for $13.59. If you want the original version of “Hold Me”. I was able to find all 3 of them separately in record stores.

[dawhite76]

If the times on Amazon can be trusted for the streaming versions of her compilations, it looks like "Super Hits" has the original version of "Hold Me" (4:40 vs. 5:05). In addition to "Songs From An Aging Sex Bomb," the "RCA Country Legends" compilation also has the re-recorded version.

I always wondered why KT re-recorded "Hold Me." Considering its critical and commercial success, there was no need for an update!

[d3vin44]

I was not familiar with K.T. before her death. I have become somewhat obsessed since though. Wow! What an interesting career with some spectacular music!