Playin' Around with Love

1970 single by Barbara Mandrell

"Playin' Around with Love"

Single by Barbara Mandrell

from the album Treat Him Right

B-side

"I Almost Lost My Mind"

Released

April 20, 1970 (1970-04-20)

Recorded

February 23, 1970 (1970-02-23)

Studio

Columbia Studio

Genre

Countrypolitan^[1]
soul^[2]

Length

2:30

Label

Columbia

Songwriter(s)

Billy Sherrill

Producer(s)

Billy Sherrill

Barbara Mandrell singles chronology

"I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)"
(1969)

"Playin' Around with Love"
(1970)

"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
(1970)

"Treat Him Right" is a song written by Billy Sherrill, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in April 1970 as the second single from the album Treat Him Right. It was of one Mandrell's first single releases in her career and was her first to reach the top 20 on the American country songs chart.

Background and recording

Barbara Mandrell signed her first recording contract with Columbia Records in 1969 and had a series of top 40 charting singles early in her career.^[3] Mandrell's Columbia recordings mixed country music with a soul production.^[2] Among her early recordings was "Playin' Around with Love".^[3] The song was composed by Billy Sherrill, who also served as the song's producer. It was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The session took place on February 23, 1970. On the same recording session, Mandrell also cut "I Almost Lost My Mind".^[4]

Release and chart performance

"Playin' Around with Love" was released as a single on Columbia Records on April 20, 1970. It was backed on the B-side by the song "I Almost Lost My Mind". The track was issued by the label as a seven inch vinyl single.^[4] The single spent 12 weeks on America's Billboard country songs chart, peaking at the number 18 spot. It became Mandrell's first top 40 charting single and first to reach the top 20 in her career. It was also her second single release for the Columbia label.^[5] In Canada, "Playin' Around with Love" was her first single to enter the RPM Country Singles chart, climbing to number 48 in 1970.^[6] The song was released on Mandrell's debut studio LP titled Treat Him Right. The album was released in 1971.^[7]

Track listing

7" vinyl single^[4]

"Playin' Around with Love" – 2:30
"I Almost Lost My Mind" – 2:49

Charts

Chart performance for "Playin' Around with Love"
Chart (1970)	Peak position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)^[6]	48
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	18

References

^ ""Playin' Around with Love": Barbara Mandrell: Song Information". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. London: Penguin Books. p. 438. ISBN 1-85828-534-8.
^ ^a ^b Ankeny, Jason. "Barbara Mandrell Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mandrell, Barbara (April 20, 1970). ""Playin' Around with Love"/"I Almost Lost My Mind" (7" vinyl single sleeve insert)". Columbia Records. 4-45143.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ ^a ^b "Search results for "Barbara Mandrell" under Country Songs". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ Mandrell, Barbara (October 4, 1971). "Treat Him Right (LP Album Information)". Columbia Records. 30967.
^ "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2022.