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"I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in April 1981 as lead single from the album ''Barbara Mandrell Live''. It featured a guest appearance by country artist George Jones who was not credited on the record charts. The song reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in July 1981 and peaked at #14 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart. == Background and context == "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" was a song produced by Tom Collins. Mandrell recorded the song as a "live" performance; however the track was actually recorded in the studio with an audience applause track inserted over various sections of the song to fit into the context of the Live album. The song also featured a guest appearance on part of the chorus by country vocalist, George Jones.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Country Music Discographies - Barbara Mandrell )〕 The song was released during a period of rapid growth in the popularity of country music related to a dance-focused form of the genre called neocountry that was popularized, in part, by the movie ''Urban Cowboy''. In the song, the singer explains her relationship with country music as being authentic and part of long tradition, and not a part of some fad or, worse, something that's merely "cool." :''I was country when country wasn't cool :''I was country from my head down to my boots :''I still act and look the same :''What you see ain't nothing new :''I was country when country wasn't cool The song was released as the tenth track on Mandrell's 1981 live album. Unlike the studio single version, the album version of the song was recorded during a live concert at the Roy Acuff Theater of Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee. Applause from the audience can be heard in the beginning and end of the song, as well as when Jones makes his guest performance and when Mandrell references Jones in the lyrics in the early part of the song. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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