80's Ladies

80's Ladies is the debut studio album by American country music artist K. T. Oslin, released on June 30, 1987, by RCA Records Nashville. The album, her first, propelled her to success in mainstream country, after an earlier first failed attempt with Elektra Records consisting of two singles released in 1982. At 43 years old, she secured a record deal in 1986 after meeting with Alabama producer Harold Shedd and RCA Nashville executive Joe Galante. The album prompted her to quickly become one of the hottest new commercial breakthrough in a unconventional sound featuring country pop, southern blues, and rock music. Commercially, 80's Ladies became Oslin's first and only album to top the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in the United States, following peaking at number 68 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States and gold by Music Canada (MC). This was Oslin's highest debut to break the record in the country chart as a female country artist. It has sold more than one million copies worldwide. Following its release, the album built a lifelong string of success among three of its commercial singles—"80's Ladies", "Do Ya", and "I'll Always Come Back"—peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, while two of the singles had topped on that chart. While her self-titled track, "80's Ladies" reached the top ten, it received a significant praise by fans and critics, eventually winning Best Female Country Vocal Performance at the 1987 Grammy Awards. Oslin became the first woman to win "Song of the Year" at the Country Music Association Awards. The song also earned Oslin the top female vocalist award at the Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM) and won the ACM award for music video of the year. Its accompanying singles received several accolades throughout 1988, and fairly favorable reviews from music critics. Following the album's release, Oslin embarked on tours with Alabama and George Strait.

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