Tainted Love (album)
Tainted Love is the sixteenth studio album released by American country music singer Jan Howard. The album was released in 1983 on AVI Records and was produced by Jimmy Capps, Ed Cobb and Ray Harris. It was among Howard's final studio albums that have been released to date. In addition, it spawned two singles including the title track. Background and content. "Tainted Love" was recorded at Woodland Studios, located in East Nashville, Tennessee. The album was produced by Jimmy Capps, who was also credited with playing electric guitar on its sessions. Capps co-produced the record  with Ed Cobb and Ray Harris. Cobb was the original writer and producer of the title track, originally recorded in the 1960s by Gloria Jones. "Tainted Love" consisted of nine tracks. The album's tenth track, "Silver Tongue and Gold Plated Lies", was later recorded and released as a single by K.T. Oslin in 1996. The song appeared on Oslin's 1996 album "My Roots Are Showing...". Additionally, Howard's version of the song featured Bobby Osborne and Sonny Osborne, members of the bluegrass group The Osborne Brothers. The second track, "Give My Old Memory a Call", was co-written  by country artist Ed Bruce. "My Friend" (the album's fourth track) was co-written by Howard herself. The song was Howard's last self-penned song to appear on one of her studio releases. Release. "Tainted Love" was officially released in 1983 on AVI Records. The album was issued in a vinyl record format, with five songs on the first side and five songs on the second side of the album. The album spawned two singles. The title track was the first to be issued, in 1983. Its second single was "Silver Tongue and Gold Plated Lies", in 1984 . Both singles did not chart on any "Billboard" surveys. The album also did not reach any peak positions on the same chart following its release. Personnel. All credits are adapted from the liner notes of "Tainted Love". Musical personnel Technical personnel