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Joan's Albums

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Early Years: Recordings from True Country Album (1979) and Life’s Highway Cassette (1990) and He Means So Much to Me

  • Cover photo taken at Birch Pine Park (Oct. 1978)
  • From the 1st album made in 1979 when just beginning music career. Joan won The Canadian Open Singing Contest in Simcoe, Ontario and that got things rolling for her. She met Roger Quick – he produced her album with Johnny Burke and the Eastwind Band (backup). Meeting musicians such as Johnny Burke and Al Brisco were highlights from the beginning of her career. This first album included some of her own songs including “I Know the One I Love is You” and “Please Come Back to Me”. In 1990 she went to Nashville and did another recording with Gary Buck. During this time she was introduced to more Nashville stars and she recorded four of her own songs which are on the Life’s Highway cassette.
  • Songs off the Life’s Highway cassette include:
    • How Can I Hold You
    • Please Come Back to Me – which was played on a Sarnia radio station by Steve Glenn and released by Hillcrest Records
    • I’m Going Crazy Over You
    • Life’s Highway (released in Europe and went into the top 10)
  • In 1980, Joan recorded 4-single 45's in Nashville with Producer Howard Walker which have not yet been released.
  • She went to Toronto to a studio with the same group of Nashville artists and did “He Means So Much to Me” (formerly - I Know The One I Love Is You). This was released by Hillcrest Records and went to #3 on the worldwide charts
  1. I KNOW THE ONE I LOVE IS YOU (JOAN SPALDING)
  2. HE THINKS I STILL CARE
  3. BRASS BUCKLES ON HER SHOES
  4. DON'T BE ANGRY WITH ME DARLING
  5. I'D RATHER BE A POOR MAN'S WOMAN
  6. PLEASE COME BACK TO ME (JOAN SPALDING)
  7. I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
  8. ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING SOUTH
  9. SAY YOU'LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW
  10. I'M NOT LISA

    11. SONGS FROM MY LIFE'S HIGHWAY CASSETTE

  11. LIFE'S HIGHWAY (JOAN SPALDING)
  12. HOW CAN I HOLD YOU (JOAN SPALDING)
  13. PLEASE COME BACK TO ME (JOAN SPALDING)
  14. IT'S SO EASY TO PLEASE ME (GARY BUCK & LARRY MERCY) (DOUBLE PLAY MUSIC & MERCY BROS. PUBLISHER)
  15. THE COMFORTER (DON WAYNE-WRITER & PUBLISHER)
  16. I'M GOING "CRAZY OVER YOU" (JOAN SPALDING)

    17. RECORDING IN TORONTO TOP #3 IN EUROPE

  17. HE MEANS SO MUCH TO ME (JOAN SPALDING) (FORMALLY "I KNOW THE ONE I LOVE IS YOU" FROM 1979)
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Joan Spalding Just Me (2000)

  • Keep it Country!
  • November 2000 marked the 25th Anniversary of Joan's music career.
  • This was the first recording of 2000
  • All instruments on this cd were played by Joan Spalding
  1. Storms Never Last Waylan Jennings & Jessie Coultier
  2. Longing For The High
  3. I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline
  4. Wanderin Girl Joan Spalding- J.S. Music
  5. I Love You Joan Spalding- J.S. Music
  6. The Way Home Joan Spalding- J.S. Music
  7. Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn
  8. Me & Bobby McGee Kris Kristopherson or Janis Joplin
  9. My Happiness Connie Francis
  10. Iron Curtain
  11. I'm Walkin, I'm Talkin Joan Spalding-J.S. Music
  12. Keys in the Mailbox Harland Howard
  13. Don't Touch Me Dottie West
  14. Do What You Do, Do Well Mid Miller
  15. Cattle Call Eddy Arnold
  16. Trying To Deceive Tom Freeman, J.S. Music
  17. What Can I Say Joan Spalding-J.S. Music
  18. Rocky TopOsborne Bros.
  19. Yodel Joan Spalding-J.S. Music
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Joan Spalding & Doug Springstead Dynamic Duo “Live at the Bridge Tavern” (July 2012)

  • This is the first album Joan and Doug did together and were hoping to do another one together
  • Keep it Country!
  1. COTTON FIELDS
  2. KNOW ONE WILL EVER KNOW
  3. DADDY'S HANDS
  4. SILVER THREADS & GOLDEN NEEDLES
  5. MEMORIES WITH WINE WROTE BY DOUG SPRINGSTEAD
  6. MALE HELP WANTED WROTE BY JOAN SPALDING
  7. SEA OF A HEARTBREAK
  8. FROM THAT MOMENT ON WROTE BY JOAN SPALDING
  9. BACK HOME AGAIN
  10. YELLOW BIRD (INSTRUMENTAL ON HARMONICA)
  11. THE FRENCH SONG (EXCUSE MY FRENCH)
  12. I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU CALLING MY NAME
  13. DREAM LOVER
  14. SWEET CAROLINE
  15. MY BABY'S GONE
  16. MISS BARTENDER WROTE BY JOAN SPALDING
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Joan Spalding and Doug Springstead Dynamic Duo #II We Just Wanna Get Close to You (2012)

  • Second CD released by Joan Spalding in 2012
  • Joan chose songs her followers request them to do
  • “Your Cheating Heart” was Joan’s uncle’s favourite tune. He first paid her 25 cents to play it on the piano then worked up to $1.00.
  • “Mule Skinner Blues” was played at the end of a show at Dow People’s Place
  • Close To You was co-written by Joan Spalding and Pat Sayers
  • Produced by Sugar Tone Productions
  1. CLOSE TO YOU WROTE BY PAT SAYERS & JOAN SPALDING
  2. YOUR CHEATING HEART
  3. NOBODY CARES WHERE YOUR GOING
  4. I'M NOT LISA
  5. MULE SKINNER BLUES
  6. DARK MOON
  7. I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR
  8. WHEN I CRY
  9. NEVER GO AROUND MIRRORS
  10. SWEET NOTHING
  11. I DON'T WANT TO PLAY HOUSE
  12. A FIRE I CAN'T PUT OUT
  13. SATIN SHEETS
  14. TWO SPARROWS IN A HURRICANE
  15. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
  16. I'LL FLY AWAY
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The Best of Joan Spalding – 1st Lady of Bluewater Country (March 2013)

  • Cover photo by Tammy Gould, at Purple Hill Country Hall, Thorndale, Ontario
  • Roy Cunningham on piano
  • Donna Wade, Joan's sister sang harmony on a few songs
  • Doug Springstead on bass guitar, lead guitar, chimes
  • David Allan played lead licks on "Help Me Make It Through The Night"
  • Joan's featured on shakers, whistling, mandolin, harmonica, rhythm guitar, banjo, and drums
  • These songs are all special requests of various audiences and of Joan’s mom
  • produced by Sugar Tone Productions
  • “Come Up to You” Joan wrote for her mom
  1. FADED LOVE & MADEN'S PRAYER - Instrumental Harmonica & Piano
  2. KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNING - Charlie Pride
  3. DOWN TO MY LAST CIGARETTE - KD Lang
  4. POLKA MEDLEY-WATERLOO-GOOD HEARTED WOMEN-BILL BAILEY (Joan on Banjo)
  5. PASS ME BYE - Janie Freckie
  6. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME - Emmilou Harris (Joan on shakers & Donna Wade Harmony)
  7. WALTZ OF THE ANGELS - George Jones
  8. KANSAS CITY - Wilbert Harrison
  9. WHAT DO I DO WITH ME - Tanya Tucker (Donna Wade Harmony)
  10. SECOND HAND SHOES - Harland Howard (Donna Wade Harmony)
  11. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT (Donna Wade Harmony, Dave Allan lead guitar)
  12. COME UP TO YOU - Written by JOAN SPALDING (for Mom)
  13. PAPER ROSIE - Dallas Harms
  14. TULSA TIME - Mel Tillis (for my son David)
  15. SLOW COUNTRY DANCIN - Judy Bailey
  16. THE ROSE - Bette Midler
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The Old Country Hall – 1st Lady of Bluewater Country – Joan Spalding and Doug Springstead (November 2013)

  • Cover photo by Tammy Gould Photography at Purple Hill, Thorndale, Ontario
  • Doug Springstead playing bass guitar, rhythm lead guitar as well as harmony
  • Joan's sister Donna Wade sang blended harmony
  • Roy Cunningham on the piano
  • Joan's featured on rhythm guitar, mandolin, harmonica, whistling, electric drums
  • Thanks to Joan's daughter Crystal for singing in "Let Me Be There"
  • Old Country Hall was co-written by Joan Spalding and Pat Sayers
  • Produced by Sugar Tone Productions
  1. SILVER WINGS MERLE HAGGARD - JOAN
  2. BLUE ROSES PAM TILLIS - JOAN
  3. HOW BLUE REBA McINTYRE - JOAN
  4. I'M MAKING PLANS JOHNNY RUSSELL - JOAN
  5. OLD COUNTRY HALL co-wrote by JOAN SPALDING & PAT SAYERS
  6. COLORADO WALTZ UNKNOWN - JOAN
  7. FOUR STRONG WINDS IAN TYSON - DOUG
  8. LET ME BE THERE OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - JOAN
  9. FOOL SUCH AS I HANK SNOW - JOAN
  10. THE WAY I AM MERLE HAGGARD - DOUG
  11. WEDDING BELLS HANK WILLIAMS - JOAN
  12. YOU'RE THE REASON DAVE FRIZZELL & SHELLY WEST - Joan & Doug
  13. NEXT VOICE YOU'LL HEAR HANK SNOW - DOUG
  14. DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO PAM TILLIS - JOAN
  15. GRAMPA THE JUDDS - JOAN
  16. MY ELUSIVE DREAMS DAVID HOUSTON - JOAN