Side two opens with the best song Janie Fricke ever recorded, the bluesy “Always Have, Always Will”. Other than the first track, none of the songs themselves are anything special but the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Thus ends side one of the original vinyl album. “Coming Apart At The Seams” is the story of a breakup that the narrator wants no part of, and cannot accept. The song is really well sung by Janie, a very nice album track. “Nothing Left To Say” is a slow ballad about the end of a relationship. The song was later covered by Lynn Anderson. Kent Robbins wrote “Take Me Like A Vacation”, an interesting song taken at mid-tempo. I think this is the weakest song on the album and it’s not at all bad. “He’s Breathing Down My Neck” is a mid-tempo ballad with a very jazzy feel to it. King in 1968, with numerous covers including Billy Joe Royal’s #2 country hit in 1990. Written by Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton, the song has a long history, having been a pop hit for Ben E. Side one of the original vinyl album opens up with “Till I Can’t Take It Anymore”. Some would argue that the New Traditionalist movement shoved Janie aside, but I suspect that her age had as much to do with it as newer, younger faces arrived. “Always Have, Always Will”went to #1, but the second single “When A Woman Cries” only reached #20, and no future Janie Fricke single would ever again reach the top twenty. Also this album marked the end of her as a chart force. Norro Wilson produced the album.Īlthough I regard this album as Janie’s masterpiece, some of the songs are marred by 1980s production. This was Janie’s eleventh album (her last name was spelled ‘Frickie’ on the album cover). There is more blues influence evident than in her earlier recorded efforts. Released in June 1986, Black and White saw a strong directional shift in Janie’s music toward a more nuanced and adult approach to music.
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