Remember When Brenda Lee Released Her First Country Album in 1973?

In 1973, Brenda Lee released *Brenda*, her first official country album, marking a shift from the pop and rock success she had enjoyed since her teens. The move began a long country career and helped establish her as a country music star.

Lee worked with producer Owen Bradley, who had produced some of her earlier pop hits. The album included “Always On My Mind”, which did not become a radio hit for Lee, and “Nobody Wins”, written by Kris Kristofferson, which reached the country Top 5. Lee later called “Nobody Wins” her first legitimate country hit; her final country radio hit, “A Sweeter Love”, came in 1984.