Lighthearted and Blue | ||||
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Released | October 1964 | |||
Recorded | August 1963–January 1964 | |||
Studio | Bradley Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
Genre | Country[1] | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Marvin Hughes | |||
Jean Shepard chronology | ||||
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Lighthearted and Blue is a studio album by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released in October 1964 by Capitol Records and was her fifth studio album. It was the first studio project released following the death of Shepard's husband in a plane crash in 1963. The album was a collection of 12 cover songs that was reviewed positively by both Billboard and AllMusic. It was her first album to make the US country chart as well.