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Billie Jo Spears (born Billie Jean Moore; January 14, 1938 – December 14, 2011) [1] [2] was an American country music singer. She was known for a series of singles whose characters often represented women in assertive positions.
Philomena Begley (born 20 October 1942) [1] is a country music singer from Northern Ireland. In 1975, Begley had a hit with her version of the Billie Jo Spears' song Blanket on the Ground reaching higher sales than Spears in Ireland.
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The discography of American country artist, Billie Jo Spears, contains 24 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, one video album, 53 singles, one charting song and has appeared on one album. Spears's first singles were issued at United Artists Records before switching to Capitol Records .
"If You Want Me" is a song written by Ben Peters that was originally recorded by American country artist Billie Jo Spears. It was released as a single in 1977 and reached the top ten of the American country chart, among other positions. It was the lead single of Spears's 1977 album of the same name. It was the final top ten single of Spears's ...
Richie Unterberger spoke of the song in reviewing Spears's album of the same name: "The title track of Billie Jo Spears's 1969 LP Mr. Walker, It's All Over was a big country hit, and it guaranteed a big audience in the small towns that form much of the backbone of the country listenership with its sassy put down of the New York lifestyle."
Billie Jo Spears reached her career zenith while recording for United Artists Records in the 1970s. She topped the country charts with "Blanket on the Ground" and reached the top ten with "What I've Got in Mind", "Misty Blue" and "If You Want Me". A series of other singles also reached the top 20 like "'57 Chevrolet" and "Lonely Hearts Club". [3]
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