It's a Man Every Time
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{{Infobox album
| name = It's a Man Every Time
| type = studio
| artist = Jean Shepard
| cover = Jean Shepard--It's a Man Every Time.jpg
| released = {{start date|1965|11}}
| recorded = October 1964–February 1965
| studio = Columbia Studio
| genre = Country{{cite web |title=It's a Man Every Time: Jean Shepard: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-a-man-everytime-mw0000963119 |website=AllMusic |access-date=12 May 2024}}
| label = Capitol
| producer = Marvin Hughes
| prev_title = Lighthearted and Blue
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Many Happy Hangovers
| next_year = 1966
| misc = {{Singles
| name = It's a Man Every Time
| type = studio
| single1 = It's a Man (Every Time It's a Man)
| single1date = September 1965
}}
}}
It's a Man Every Time is a studio album by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released in November 1965 by Capitol Records and featured 12 tracks. The album's title track was its only single. It was given a positive reception by Billboard magazine following its release and was her second album to make the US country chart.
Background, recording and content
Jean Shepard found success during the Honky-tonk era of country music during the 1950s. With the introduction of country pop, her career stalled in the later half of the decade. In 1963, her husband Hawkshaw Hawkins was killed in a plane crash. In 1964, she had a commercial comeback with the single "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)".{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Dan |title=Jean Shepard Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jean-shepard-mn0000189701 |website=AllMusic |access-date=12 May 2024}} By this point, she became a regular performer on Bill Anderson's television show. In October 1965, Billboard announced that Shepard had recorded a new album and single.{{cite magazine |title=Nashville Scene: Chart Chat |magazine=Billboard |date=October 9, 1965 |volume=77 |issue=41 |page=48 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=jean+shepard+it%27s+a+man+every+time&pg=PA48 |access-date=12 May 2024}}
It's a Man Every Time was recorded at the Columbia Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Sessions were held between October 1964 and February 1965. The album was produced by Marvin Hughes and was Shepard's second album produced with him.{{cite journal |last1=Shepard |first1=Jean |title=It's a Man Every Time (Liner Notes) |journal=Capitol Records |date=October 1965 |id=T-2416 (Mono); ST-2416 (Stereo)}} The album contained a total of 12 tracks. Included was a song written by Johnny Cash and June Carter called "Ain't You Ashamed". Another song was composed by Conway Twitty titled "Let Me Be the Judge". The liner notes described the track "Billy Christian" as a song about "a gallivanting husband" and called the title track "plaintive elegance".
Release, critical reception, chart performance and singles
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
}}
It's a Man Every Time was released by Capitol Records in November 1965. It was the sixth studio album of Shepard's career. The label distributed the album as a vinyl LP, offered in both mono and stereo formats. Six songs were included on either side of the disc. Billboard gave the album a positive response in November 1965, calling the songs "pleasurable" and "the kind of songs she's made famous and which made her famous".{{cite magazine |title=Album Reviews: Country Spotlight |magazine=Billboard |date=November 20, 1965 |page=32 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1966/Billboard%201965-11-20-OCR-Page-0032.pdf#search=%22jean%20shepard%20it's%20a%20man%20every%20time%22 |access-date=12 May 2024}} AllMusic did not provide a written review but rated it three out of five stars. It's a Man Every Time was Shepard's second album to make the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Following its release, it reached the number 19 position on the chart.{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums, 1964-2007 |date=2008 |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |isbn=978-0898201734}} The album's only single was its title track, which was issued by Capitol in September 1965.{{cite journal |last1=Shepard |first1=Jean |title="It's a Man (Every Time, It's a Man)"/"Ain't You Ashamed" (7" vinyl single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=September 1965 |id=5508}}
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Track listing
{{track listing
|title1 = Too Many Teardrops Too Late
|writer1 = Dave Burges
|length1 = 2:21
|title2 = Yesterday's Best
|writer2 = Barbara Day
|length2 = 2:25
|title3 = Ain't You Ashamed
|writer3 = {{hlist|Johnny Cash|June Carter}}
|length3 = 2:20
|title4 = Bitter Tears
|writer4 = Jimmy Hall
|length4 = 2:40
|title5 = Too Broke to Break
|writer5 = {{hlist|J. Russell|V. Morrison}}
|length5 = 2:38
|title6 = Billy Christian
|writer6 = Thomas Hall
|length6 = 1:46
}}
{{track listing
|title1 = I've Got My Pride
|writer1 = Harlan Howard
|length1 = 2:08
|title2 = It's a Man (Every Time It's a Man)
|writer2 = {{hlist|Dubin|Dash|McHugh}}
|length2 = 2:20
|title3 = More to Love Than This
|writer3 = Hank Mills
|length3 = 2:17
|title4 = Let Me Be the Judge
|writer4 = Conway Twitty
|length4 = 2:41
|title5 = I Love You More and More Every Day
|writer5 = Don Robertson
|length5 = 2:32
|title6 = Franklin County Moonshine
|writer6 = Betty Amos
|length6 = 2:37
}}
Chart performance
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| scope="col"| Chart (1965)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|19|artist=Jean Shepard|rowheader=true|date=20200121|accessdate=May 13, 2024}} |