Van 2-voudig CMA en ACM female vocalist of the year Janie Fricke is het album “The Essential Janie Fricke” met daarop 40 songs uitgebracht voor streamen en downloaden. De verzameling omvat veel van haar 18 nummer 1 hits waaronder “What’re You Doing Tonight”, “It Ain’t Easy Being Easy”, “He’s A Heartache (Looking For A Place To Happen)” en “Tell Me A Lie”.

“After so many wonderful years of recording, it’s a reward to see this compilation of both my favorite singles and duets presented in one project,” Fricke said. “I am thrilled beyond words, and thanks to all the great folks at Sony/Columbia Records.”

Tracklist:

1. What’re You Doing Tonight
2. Stranger (with Johnny Duncan)
3. Baby It’s You
4. Come A Little Bit Closer (with Johnny Duncan)
5. Please Help Me, I’m Falling (In Love With You)
6. On My Knees (with Charlie Rich)
7. Playing Hard To Get
8. I’ll Love Your Troubles Away For A While
9. Let’s Try Again
10. But Love Me
11. Pass Me By (If Your’re Only Passing Through)
12. He’s Out Of My Life (with Johnny Duncan)
13. Down To My Last Broken Heart
14. Pride
15. I’ll Need Someone To Hold Me (When I Cry)
16. Do Me With Love
17. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me Baby
18. It Ain’t Easy Being Easy
19. You Don’t Know Love
20. He’s A Heartache (Looking For A Place To Happen)
21. Tell Me A Lie
22. Let’s Stop Talkin’ About It
23. If The Fall Don’t Get You
24. Your Heart’s Not In It
25. A Place To Fall Apart (with Merle Haggard)
26. The First Word In Memory Is Me
27. Who Cares (with Ray Charles)
28. All I Want To Do In Life (with George Jones)
29. She’s Single Again
30. Somebody Else’s Fire
31. Easy To Please
32. Always Have, Always Will
33. When A Woman Cries
34. Are You Satisfied
35. Baby You’re Gone
36. Where Does Love Go (When It’s Gone)
37. I’ll Walk Before I’ll Crawl
38. Heart
39. Give ‘Em My Number
40. Love Is One Of Those Words