Sincerely (The Forester Sisters album)

Sincerely
Studio album by
Released1988
GenreCountry
LabelWarner Nashville
ProducerWendy Waldman (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9)
Jim Ed Norman (tracks 1, 4, 5, 10)
Barry Beckett & James Stroud (tracks 2 & 8)
The Forester Sisters chronology
You Again
(1987)
Sincerely
(1988)
Come Hold Me
(1990)
Singles from Sincerely
  1. "Letter Home"
    Released: June 25, 1988
  2. "Sincerely"
    Released: October 1988
  3. "Love Will"
    Released: February 18, 1989

Sincerely is the fourth studio album by the American country music group The Forester Sisters. It was released in 1988 via Warner Records Nashville.

Content[edit]

Three singles charted from the album: "Letter Home", the title track, and "Love Will". These all made top-ten on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1988.[1]

"These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye" was later a top-ten hit for Doug Stone in 1991.[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Rating it 4 out of 5 stars, Jan Walker of The Orlando Sentinel said that "there's a confident sound to each of the 10 songs on the album, a showcase for the seemingly effortless natural harmony of four sibling voices."[3] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic reviewed the album with favor as well, stating that "Already the possessors of a wonderful vocal harmony style, The Foresters hit a peak when they hooked up with writer/producer Wendy Waldman for this album, cutting her 'Letter Home' and other strong material".[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Just Seen a Face"John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:21
2."Love Will"Don Pfrimmer, Byron Gallimore3:34
3."Letter Home"Wendy Waldman3:37
4."These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye"Harlan Howard3:30
5."Sincerely"Harvey Fuqua, Alan Freed3:54
6."Things Will Grow"Don Schlitz3:14
7."Some People"Carol Chase3:47
8."On the Other Side of the Gate"Susan Longacre, Russell Smith2:36
9."You Love Me"Matraca Berg, Ronnie Samoset3:27
10."A Matter of Time"Karen Staley3:26

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 30

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. ^ Whitburn, p. 348
  3. ^ Jan Walker (August 7, 1988). "Forester Sisters". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 4. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. ^ William Ruhlmann. "Sincerely". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Forester Sisters Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2020.