Only When I Laugh

Pop · 1981 · 10 tracks · 31m

Only When I Laugh

Polished 1980s country-pop featuring Lee's signature gravelly vocals. A mature, bittersweet collection of ballads and mid-tempo stories about love and changing times.

Brenda Lee brings her legendary rasp to a set of 80s country-pop ballads that feel like a warm hug on a cold night.

A sophisticated and weary warmth that finds beauty in the scars of past heartbreaks.

Only When I Laugh · vs · Brenda Lee

Solitude+1.5σ

Solitude saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 31m

01

Only When I Laugh (From the Columbia Motion Picture "Only When I Laugh")

2:58

02

Love Letters

3:23

03

A Good Love Don't Come That Easy

2:41

04

What a Way for Us to Say Goodbye

3:37

05

I Know a Lot About Love

2:34

06

From Levis to Calvin Klein Jeans

3:47

07

Out of Her Arms

2:58

08

There's More to Me Than What You Can See

2:16

09

Love Ain't the Question (Love Ain't the Answer)

3:33

10

Shine On

3:41

Moments Worth Waiting For

The weary grit in her voice during the opening title track as it swells with orchestral backing.

The transition into the storytelling narrative of From Levis to Calvin Klein Jeans where the production leans into 80s country-pop.

The soulful, bluesy delivery on Shine On that predates the famous George Jones version with a more intimate vulnerability.

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